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Two UK charities are partnering with a Cambridge Emergency Medicine doctor who escaped war-torn Syria as a young medical student and is returning to h...
Read moreAn independent report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
DownloadProposal - The Health and Social Care Select Committee should examine the role emergency care can play in prevention in its upcoming prevention inqu...
DownloadA landmark survey of Emergency Medicine staff in Wales has found that there are far too few clinicians to cope with demand within the stricken health ...
Read moreKey Recommendations for Retention and Workforce Wellbeing in Emergency Care
DownloadRecent years have seen a rapid development in clinically-orientated Artificial Intelligence (AI) including Machine Learning (ML) applications
DownloadThe UK National Health Service (NHS) and specifically Emergency Medicine (EM) is facing a retention crisis...
DownloadUrgent update, immediate priorities, and recommendations
DownloadThree Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working during a very tough winter.
Read moreFrom the RCEM Informatics Committee
DownloadA guide for users of the RCEM National online QI system.
DownloadA checklist provided by Wirral University teaching hospital.
DownloadNew guidance bridging the gap between evidence and the need to provide quality care and advice.
DownloadThe recommendations in this document are a re-statement of good infection and control procedures that should be in place in emergency departments (EDs...
DownloadManchester Royal Infirmary, October 2022
DownloadManchester Royal Infirmary, October 2022
DownloadLatest edition update October 2022
DownloadThe 2022 to 2023 NHS planning guidance...
Read moreJoint statement with the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs' Council - Drink spiking is when someone puts drugs or alcohol into a person’s...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...
Read moreThe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general health of the British public and the NHS will be long lasting. NHS waiting lists currently stand a...
Read moreA new report by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Tip of the Iceberg: 12-Hour Stays in the Emergency Department’ reveals that on average 1,047 ...
Read moreA new report by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Beds in the NHS’ shows that 13,000 staffed beds are required in the NHS across the UK to driv...
Read moreUpdated 31 March 2022
DownloadNational recruitment in Emergency Medicine is delivered by Health Education England, supported by the EM Heads of Schools who sit on the RCEM Training...
Read moreJoint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych The Royal Colleges of Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics and Child Health, and Psychiatrists recognise the ...
Read moreWe’ve launched the second round of the RCEM TERN Fellowship scheme, which will fund 50% of the successful applicant’s time over a two-year period.
Read moreWe've launched the next round of our PhD Fellowship Scheme. Applications are invited from EM trainees from CT1 and above before 21 January 2022.
Read moreIn this month's guest blog, EMTA Committee Chair talks about the importance of trainees giving feedback in the annual EMTA survey.
Read moreA new report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Crowding and its Consequences’ has found that at least 4,519 patients have died as a result o...
Read moreOutlines the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) system wide plan to improve patient care.
Read moreRCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
Read moreCall for national action to prepare for winter.
Read moreEmergency Departments (EDs) are the only part of NHS Wales that offer a truly round the clock service, seven days a week.
Read moreImproving medical pathways for acute care
Read moreMessage of solidarity from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to health care workers in India
Read moreRCEM Position Statement on Clinically Ready to Proceed Metric
Read moreRCEM Explains: Hospital Beds
Read moreScotland's Emergency Medicine Workforce Census
DownloadLetter to the Foreign Secretary calling for the release of Professor Maw Maw Oo
Read moreStatement on the May 2021 FRCEM OSCE
Read moreWhat's behind the increase in demand in Emergency Departments?
Read moreNHSE UEC Recovery 10 Point Action Plan – Implementation guide (September 2021)
Read moreHealth and care staff have been subject to a growing tide of abuse from sections of the public and patients over the last few months.
Read moreThe Veteran's Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
Read moreBecton Dickinson Blood Specimen Collection
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DownloadRequest for continued UK protection for medical workers, facilities, and patients in conflict zones
Read morePolicymaker brief for MPs (ENGLAND)
Read moreThe Urgent and Emergency Care system is under considerable strain.
Read moreThe Academy of Medical Royal Colleges firmly supports the decision of the four UK chief medical officers to prioritise the delivery of the first COVID...
Read moreEquality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Read morePersonal Protective Equipment, ethnic minorities, and occupational risk in Emergency Departments during COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreNational Quality Improvement Project
Read moreSupporting doctors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreNational 2021 EM ACCS Recruitment
Read morePsychological Distress and Trauma in Doctors Providing Frontline Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read more2021 Holyrood Election Manaifesto
Read moreEMTA meets RCEM - the work of the College, committees and working groups.
Read moreSpotlight on Crowding in Wales
Read moreSpotlight on Safety: Policymaker brief
Read moreLetter from HM Treasury to Dr Katherine Henderson
Read moreConcerns about the return of crowding and corridor care in Emergency Departments
Read moreSpotlight on: Crowding - Scotland
Read moreSpotlight on Crowding - England
Read moreConcern about crowding in our Emergency Departments
Read moreLearning from the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Read moreSupporting doctors throughout the second COVID-19 wave
Read moreCOVID-19: Explaining the Legal and Ethical Dimensions
Read moreGovernance responsibilities for patients who do not attend booked appointments
Read moreEquality is a core value of the College, and we take our commitment to addressing all forms of inequality very seriously.
Read moreCOVID-19 be an opportunity for the future of Emergency Departments?
Read moreWhat to do if your ED is becoming crowded again after the initial COVID period
Read moreWith the eviction ban due to end on Monday, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is concerned at the serious impact that this could have on Emergen...
Read moreThe case for a radical shake up of the Emergency Care system in England before winter.
Read moreThe Four-Hour Emergency Access Standard is an important safety indicator for the acute care system.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society for A...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has co-signed an open letter to the leaders of all UK political parties to call for a transparent rapid review...
Read moreIn advance of an oral evidence session with the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee this morning (Tuesday), the Presidents of the...
Read moreThe management of ADULT cardiac arrest patients taken to Emergency Departments (EDs) during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Read moreRCEM and the Ambulance Services have worked together to agree a document about the processes for adults in cardiac arrest arriving by ambulance at Eme...
Read moreAdjustment to FRCEM QIP Marking
Read morePodcast featuring an important update on the latest RCEM policy.
Read moreCOVID-19 has brought significant disruption to the way medical care is delivered across all areas of clinical practice.
Read moreCongratulations on your appointment as the PPE ‘tsar’
Read morePairing with another colleague (Your BUDDY) can improve the safety of you, your buddy and the patient.
Read moreSUPPORTING DOCTORS IN THE EVENT OF A COVID19 EPIDEMIC IN THE UK
Read moreA UK-wide consensus statement on working together to help patients with mental health needs in acute hospitals.
Read moreDoctors as leaders: five minutes with Carrie MacEwen – published in the BMJ 20 February 2020
Read moreChief Medical Officer for England statement on the Wuhan novel coronavirus
Read moreUndetected button and coin cell battery ingestion in children
Read moreStatement from the Secretary of State on the Clinician Pension Tax Scheme.
Read moreJoint statement RCEM and SAM regarding Same Day Emergency Care
Read moreJoint position statement from RCPCH, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Read moreThere has been much publicity recently around provision of Same Day Emergency Care services as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan 2019. RCEM and SAM e...
Read moreMental Health in Emergency Departments
DownloadReturning to EM Clinical Practice, Skills Maintenance, Future Professional and Personal Development
DownloadA practical guide to flexible working and good EM rota design
Read moreEnd of life care
Read moreMajor Trauma in Older People
DownloadTraumatic Cardiac Arrest in Adults
DownloadRCEM national quality improvement project finds Emergency Departments still struggling to achieve timely initial assessment of children with fever sym...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today becomes the latest London institution to offload its shares held in fossil fuel companies, urging...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) supports the continued use of the four-hour access standard as a high-level metric to monitor emergency...
Read moreSixteen Medical Royal Colleges and Associations have written a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, asking the government to signal its...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign to help raise awareness of fatigue amongst NHS healthcare st...
Read moreTwo world-leading medical organisations have today called on the Welsh Government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care servi...
Read moreIn their joint position statement the Faculty and College take the unprecedented step of warning that critical and emergency care services will be str...
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