Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for September 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal...
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Responding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of The Royal College of Eme...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Ro...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (October – December 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr P...
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Responding to the latest survey from NHS Providers about the challenges facing Trusts, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergen...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for June 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergency ...
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Responding to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s report Emergency Healthcare: a national emergency published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, Presi...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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The latest data from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project 2021/22 show that since the beginning of October 2021 there have be...
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Responding to the latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for January 2023, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the ...
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Two world-leading medical organisations have today called on the Welsh Government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care servi...
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We've launched #CountMeIn - our campaign to ensure we are fully representing our members - and are asking all members to fill in their demographic pro...
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NHS Wales activity and performance data published today by the Welsh Government for February 2021 shows that over 1 in 10 patients attending a major d...
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Data published today by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland showed in September 2020 in Type 1 Emergency Departments, a total of 4,212 patien...
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Responding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in November 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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National recruitment in Emergency Medicine is delivered by Health Education England, supported by the EM Heads of Schools who sit on the RCEM Training...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2022 show: • There were 1,205,216 attendances at major Emer...
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Responding to the Medical Schools Council (MSC) recommendation to increase the number of medical students by 5000 to a total of 14,500 graduating doct...
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Responding to the Kings Fund’s calls for a public inquiry into the pandemic, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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Following ‘Super Saturday’, after pubs, bars and restaurants reopened in England, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...
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Emergency departments across the UK are seeing very high numbers of young children for this time of the year because of a rise in infections usually s...
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Health and care staff have been subject to a growing tide of abuse from sections of the public and patients over the last few months.
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Dangerous crowding and corridor care has returned to Emergency Departments in England. NHS England Performance figures for October 2020 show that pati...
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Dr. Khaled Abdul Ghaffar, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, received the work of the Minister of Health and Population and a d...
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This report identifies ongoing concerns which include staffing shortages, overcrowding, workforce burnout, bullying and harassment, time to train and ...
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Doctors as leaders: five minutes with Carrie MacEwen – published in the BMJ 20 February 2020
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The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges firmly supports the decision of the four UK chief medical officers to prioritise the delivery of the first COVID...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for May 2021 show the highest number of attendances since the pandemi...
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Emergency Department (ED) performance figures for England published today by NHS England show emergency admissions at Type 1 EDs was the highest it ha...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for May 2021 show 1,396,193 patients attended Type 1 Emergency Departments, th...
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Emergency Department (ED) performance figures published today by NHS England for April 2021 show the highest number of attendances at Type 1 Emergency...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for March 2021 show attendances at Major Emergency Departments are pi...
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The latest data from RCEM’s Winter Flow Project show that increasing numbers of patients are beginning to return to EDs, with 71,722 attendances recor...
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An independent report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
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A new study based on responses from over 5,400 doctors in frontline healthcare across the UK and Ireland highlights the significant mental health toll...
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Responding to today’s publication of NHS bed availability and overnight occupancy data for Q4 2020/21, President of the Royal College of Emergency Med...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) have collaboratively produced new guidance that outli...
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Pairing with another colleague (Your BUDDY) can improve the safety of you, your buddy and the patient.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has taken the decision to cancel several examinations due to the further escalation of coronavirus Covid-19.
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RCEM has worked closely with our exam delivery partner, Pearson VUE, to introduce new booking windows for all MRCEM & FRCEM written exams.
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A checklist provided by Wirral University teaching hospital.
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Together with The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) we (RCEM) have developed www.ukraineclinicalguidance.com, a website filled wit...
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Responding to today’s publication of a progress report from NHS England on the Clinically-led Review of NHS Access Standards, President of the Royal C...
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Chief Medical Officer for England statement on the Wuhan novel coronavirus
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For the avoidance of doubt: we are aware of recent comments on social media regarding ACPs in Emergency Medicine. The Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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Congratulations on your appointment as the PPE ‘tsar’
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COVID-19: Explaining the Legal and Ethical Dimensions
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Responding to the CQC’s State of Care 2020/21 report, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome ...
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Responding to the latest urgent and emergency care survey published today by the CQC, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerge...
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The latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports 2021-22 for week ending 2 January 2022 show: • There was a total of 562,062 instances of...
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A new briefing by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, RCEM Explains: Long waits and excess deaths, reveals that in 2022 1,656,206 patients waited...
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Data from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project 2021/22 reveals that in November 2021 6,726 elective care operations were canc...
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It is with deep sorrow that the Royal College of Emergency Medicine announces the death of its former President, Dr Clifford Mann OBE. Dr Mann died pe...
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Due to an incident with the March 2022 FRCEM SBA results, we are implementing changes to our exam results production processes. The new enhanced check...
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The latest monthly A&E data published by the Scottish Government for February 2021 show the lowest total attendances at A&E services in Scotland since...
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Guidance as for any case suspected or confirmed.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for November 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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Following the high volume of interest in the Diploma Ceremony on Thursday 1 December, we have replanned the logistics to accommodate an extra 50 gradu...
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Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show: - There were 56,031 attendances...
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Responding to the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES) report published by NHS England, which looks at the experiences of doctors from an ...
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We've launched the next round of our PhD Fellowship Scheme. Applications are invited from EM trainees from CT1 and above before 21 January 2022.
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Dr Adrian Boyle has officially taken up the post of President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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The College would like to welcome Dr John-Paul (JP) Loughrey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine, Queen Elizabet...
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Dr Katherine Henderson has officially taken up the post of President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of RCEM in discussion - 17 September 2021
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The College would like to welcome Dr Russell McLaughlin, Consultant and Clinical Director in Emergency Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, to t...
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A practical guide to flexible working and good EM rota design
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Returning to EM Clinical Practice, Skills Maintenance, Future Professional and Personal Development
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The next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 20 September 2022.
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The next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 29 September 2022.
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Responding to publication of Urgent and Emergency Care performance figures for March 2022 by NHS England, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Roya...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
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The College has worked closely with Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat MP, to successfully table a debate in Parliament examining waiting times for eme...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for October 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South East Coast published by NHS England for May 2022 Dr Salwa Malik, Consu...
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The latest regional monthly performance figures published by NHS England for March 2022 for the South East show: - There were 308,062 attendances at ...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for August 2021 show that four-hour perfor...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for October to December 2018, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of ...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for January to March 2019, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Eme...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is concerned about the rising violence against those working in the NHS and especially those working in emerge...
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A new benchmarking report on the Emergency Medicine workforce has found that only one in six Emergency Departments had the minimum recommended number ...
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for January 2022 show: • 73.7% of attendances were seen and re...
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Latest data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project shows that in the second week of February 2,359 patients stayed in Emer...
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Commenting on the significant increase in pressures on Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland, Dr Paul Kerr, Vice President of the Royal College of...
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The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for May 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments have risen significantly. In May...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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Ahead of what is being dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ – when bars, pubs and restaurants reopen – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is urging the public...
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COVID-19 be an opportunity for the future of Emergency Departments?
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EMTA meets RCEM - the work of the College, committees and working groups.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College o...
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Equality is a core value of the College, and we take our commitment to addressing all forms of inequality very seriously.
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The Association for Trainee Doctors Group issued a letter to all Royal Medical Colleges via the Academy. We responded formally to this letter.
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Exam dates and application windows for 2023 have now been confirmed.
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The past months have seen significant work here at the College to address the issues...
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Data published today by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland show that over 5,000 patients spent 12 hours or more in major Emergency Departmen...
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Monthly A&E data published today by the Scottish Government for December 2020 reveal continued strain on the system as staff continue to work tireless...
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Four-hour performance was 78.17% on average across the 50 Trusts and Health Boards monitored in the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow ...
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Responding to the announcement by the Chancellor outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of...
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Responding to the 2022 national training survey published by The General Medical Council, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kat...
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Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working during a very tough winter.
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for September 2021 published today by NHS England show the highest number of 12-hour stays on reco...
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The 2022 to 2023 NHS planning guidance...
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Reacting to the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine including the attacks on medical facilities and hospitals, Gordon Miles, Chief Executive Officer of the...
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UK Health organisations have written a letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab, urging the Foreign Secretary and the UK Gove...
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Nearly two thirds of A&Es across the UK had ambulances waiting to transfer patients every day in the past week, according to a new survey from the Roy...
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Responding to Healthwatch England’s report ‘What matters to people using A&E’, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Bo...
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We together with the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, ...
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Responding to the report by the Health and Social Care Committee, ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of ...
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HSIB focus group investigating diagnosis of non-accidental injuries in infants.
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Global action required to address the hospital Emergency Department over-crowding crisis
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Healthcare workers and healthcare facilities in Ukraine must be protected.
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Responding to data from the College’s Winter Flow Project for the week ending 24 February 2019 showing average four-hour performance at over 50 emerge...
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A new snapshot survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found that in August 2021 half of respondents stated that their Emergency Departm...
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Request for continued UK protection for medical workers, facilities, and patients in conflict zones
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Sixteen Medical Royal Colleges and Associations have written a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, asking the government to signal its...
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The 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...
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There 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...
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Joint statement RCEM and SAM regarding Same Day Emergency Care
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
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Podcast featuring an important update on the latest RCEM policy.
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Responding to the publication of available and occupied beds in England for quarter 2 of 2020/20, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
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A census of the Emergency Medicine workforce in Scotland by the Royal College of Emergency has found shortages of key senior decision-makers, and a wo...
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Emergency Care data published today by the Department of Health for April - June 2021 (Quarter 1 2021) show that in June 2021, 67,857 patients attende...
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In response to performance figures released today that show four-hour performance at major A&Es at 77% in September, President of the Royal College of...
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In the first week of February, 12 hour delays in Emergency Departments were the highest they’ve been so far in The Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
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The first publication of data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2019-20 Winter Flow Project shows that existing data does not reflect the...
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The latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows that “conditions in our Emergency Departments for both patients and sta...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for 2018/19, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
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Responding to today’s figures showing another decline in emergency care performance, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hass...
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We are launching our Winter Appeal today to support our Emergency Medicine colleagues in Uganda, who urgently need support.
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Learning from the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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Letter from HM Treasury to Dr Katherine Henderson
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Concern about crowding in our Emergency Departments
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The Prime Minister talks about GP appointments but Emergency Departments are in cardiac arrest...
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Letter to the Foreign Secretary calling for the release of Professor Maw Maw Oo
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Supporting doctors throughout the second COVID-19 wave
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Concerns about the return of crowding and corridor care in Emergency Departments
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for December 2021 show: • 73.7% of attendances were seen and r...
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Responding to the latest set of performance figures released by NHS England for July 2021, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Ka...
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On Monday 16 May, we informed 50 candidates who sat the March 2022 FRCEM SBA examination that a fault occurred with our examination system, which resu...
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Responding to news that ministers plan to ditch the metrics for Emergency Care performance outlined in the Clinical Review of Standards, President of ...
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Over the past five years hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen by 84%. Hospital admissions of children and adolescents for eating disord...
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My name is Ashleigh Lowther, I am the incoming ACP (Advanced Care Practitioner) Chair.
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Joint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych The Royal Colleges of Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics and Child Health, and Psychiatrists recognise the ...
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Message of solidarity from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to health care workers in India
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Responding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John Thomson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency...
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Closing date - 22 June 2022 (5pm)
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The application window for the National Clinical Impact Awards is open until 05 May 2023.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for August 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
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Dr Asif Malik has been appointed as East Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Dr Sarah Honess has officially taken up the post of South East England Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Dr James Gagg has been appointed as South West Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Dr Susie Dorrian has officially taken up the post of West Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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A 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 ...
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A 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...
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A 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...
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The College is delighted to announce the appointments of Dr Ian Higginson, Dr Jason Long, Dr Salwa Malik, and Dr Maya Naravi to roles of Vice Presiden...
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Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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Responding to NHS England’s letter ‘Next steps in increasing capacity and operational resilience in urgent and emergency care ahead of winter’, Dr Adr...
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The NHS in Scotland will need at least 320 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.
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NHSE UEC Recovery 10 Point Action Plan – Implementation guide (September 2021)
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (April – June 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice Presi...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January – March 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr Paul...
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This information sheet, put together with the College of Paramedics, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, and the British Association for Immedi...
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Commenting on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: The Report, Dr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Equity, ...
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Responding to English A&E performance figures for January 2021, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “J...
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The latest Winter Sitrep data for the week ending 27 March show: • There were 79,588 ambulance arrivals, 2.7% less than the previous week. • More th...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (July – September 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice P...
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The Veteran's Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
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There is currently an extremely high demand for exams places, but we are planning to expand our capacity to facilitate extra places in 2023.
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for December 2021 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,761 attendances to majo...
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The January 2019 NHS activity & performance figures released today are confirmation of the significant issues confronting NHS Wales.
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A new report from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine finds that patients presenting with mental health problems are twice as likely to spend 12-h...
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Responding to the publication of May’s performance figures for A&E’s in England, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine He...
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Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement in the House of Commons today outlining the government’s Spring Budget, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pre...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for October 2021 published today by NHS England show that monthly performance has consistently and...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: Four-hour performance was second lowest on record at 69...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the publication of Public Health England’s report ‘Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME group...
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Key Recommendations for Retention and Workforce Wellbeing in Emergency Care
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Joint statement with the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs' Council - Drink spiking is when someone puts drugs or alcohol into a person’s...
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Governance responsibilities for patients who do not attend booked appointments
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The case for a radical shake up of the Emergency Care system in England before winter.
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The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for March 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments are beginning to return to pre...
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Proposal - The Health and Social Care Select Committee should examine the role emergency care can play in prevention in its upcoming prevention inqu...
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Psychological Distress and Trauma in Doctors Providing Frontline Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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The UK National Health Service (NHS) and specifically Emergency Medicine (EM) is facing a retention crisis...
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Commenting on the publication of the Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services by NHS England and the Department of Health and S...
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Quarterly figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for January to March 2021 (Quarter 4 2021) show that more than 10,000 pa...
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Responding to March’s A&E performance figures for England that show attendances at Emergency Departments at a record low, President of the Royal Colle...
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RCEM and the Ambulance Services have worked together to agree a document about the processes for adults in cardiac arrest arriving by ambulance at Eme...
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The management of ADULT cardiac arrest patients taken to Emergency Departments (EDs) during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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Why Emergency Department Crowding matters
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This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 October at our Annual Scientific Conference in Belfast.
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With 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...
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Joint position statement from RCPCH, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
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RCEM’s Annual Scientific Conference is a highlight of the year for many of our members, and a lot of work goes into its planning. However, the dates ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a work...
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Responding to suggestions that an NHS recovery plan is needed to tackle waiting lists, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2023 for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair...
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Responding to the latest report ‘Delayed hospital handovers: Impact assessment of patient harm’ published today by the Association of Ambulance Chief ...
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The President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, has urged hospital boards to take immediate action to reduce crowdin...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today calls on MPs help reset the delivery of Emergency Care by supporting the redesign and rebuilding of many...
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Policymaker brief for MPs (ENGLAND)
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Improving medical pathways for acute care
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Spotlight on Crowding in Wales
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Outlines the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) system wide plan to improve patient care.
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The latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 for the week ending 30 January 2022 shows: - One in five ambulances were delayed ...
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The recommendations in this document are a re-statement of good infection and control procedures that should be in place in emergency departments (EDs...
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In response to data for October that shows A&E performance at its worst ever level, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched its election ...
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This year we have two categories - the Research Essay Prize and the Quality Improvement Essay Prize. Find out more here.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
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Emergency care services face an unparalleled crisis. More patients than ever before are experiencing extremely long waiting times in our Emergency D...
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In 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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RCEM's 2022 Winter Appeal raised funds supporting our partners, Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU), in their relief work following the devastating im...
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What to do if your ED is becoming crowded again after the initial COVID period
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We’re looking for a GPEMS Steering Group member. You will be involved in steering group meetings, writing guidelines, editing and working with other m...
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Congratulating HM The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal...
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Following stories about the use of tents outside EDs to enable ambulance offloads, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the College of Paramedi...
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Responding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in September 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
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The 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...
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The launch of RespectED, an anti-bullying campaign that aims to raise awareness of toxic behaviour in EDs.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today outlines five priorities for UK governments to tackle the crisis in Emergency Care, after polling carrie...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today launches its campaign, RCEM CARES, to improve Emergency Departments (EDs) across the UK after new data s...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is launching a public appeal to support the mental health and wellbeing of A&E staff after data show that many...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 national quality improvement project (QIP) of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk in lower limb immobil...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Vital Signs in Adults Quality Improvement Project (QIP) of Emergency Departments (EDs) has found ther...
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RCEM national quality improvement project finds Emergency Departments still struggling to achieve timely initial assessment of children with fever sym...
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National Quality Improvement Project
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RCEM Northern Ireland Vice President said "This is a shocking illustration of crowding in Emergency Departments that post COVID-19 could not be allowe...
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RCEM Northern Ireland: “our patients and staff continued to experience unprecedented risks to quality of care and patient safety throughout the summer...
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Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows that Emergency Department performance continues to deteriorate.
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Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows the continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across the country.
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Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show that long waits are, once again, on the rise. Data for the first quarter of t...
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RCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called for action after a survey found that over half of A&Es across the UK are caring for patients in cor...
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Responding to the launch of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives national campaign #WorkWithoutFear Mrs Lisa Munro-Davies, Vice-President of ...
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The new President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, today provides an update on the College’s position on and involv...
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Recent years have seen a rapid development in clinically-orientated Artificial Intelligence (AI) including Machine Learning (ML) applications
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COVID-19 has brought significant disruption to the way medical care is delivered across all areas of clinical practice.
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Personal Protective Equipment, ethnic minorities, and occupational risk in Emergency Departments during COVID-19 pandemic
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has been awarded an MBE for services to Emergency Medicine during the pa...
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Voting for one of three candidates for College President is now open. Vote before 25 February.
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Dr Katherine Henderson’s term in office as President comes to an end at the AGM in the autumn of 2022, and as such we are now seeking nominations for ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Feverish Child national quality improvement project (QIP) has found that Emergency Departments (EDs) ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) supports the continued use of the four-hour access standard as a high-level metric to monitor emergency...
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Applications are invited from all College members and fellows for the Spring 2022 RCEM Research Grants. Apply before 7 March 2022.
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Responding to the confirmation of £3.7bn of capital funding to build 40 new hospitals, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
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Responding to the latest article in the Emergency Medicine Journal ‘Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and ...
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Commenting on a UK-wide investigation by the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) which found one in three junior doctors struggle to ...
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Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report, in which The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is referenced, Dr Katherine Henderson, President ...
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Responding to reports that AI software will be rolled out to NHS Trusts to predict daily A&E admissions Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of the Royal ...
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Responding to the announcement by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey, President of the Royal College of Eme...
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Responding to a comment made by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey in which she stated she has no plans to ...
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Responding to the Autumn Statement announced yesterday in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, President of the Ro...
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The results from a survey by NHS Providers shows that 99% of leaders of NHS trusts and foundation trusts are concerned about current levels of burnout...
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The British Social Attitudes Survey by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund found that overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent “an unprece...
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Responding to the report by the Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross MSP at FMQs in which he said a recent FOI revealed a patient faced an 84 hou...
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Responding to the 2020 Budget, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson said: “This is a welcome funding boost at ...
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In response to the Care Quality Commission’s report ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2018/2019’, President of the Royal Coll...
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In response to the Care Quality Commission’s 2018 Urgent and Emergency Care Survey, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine...
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Following the confirmation of an allocation of £300million in NHS funding to upgrade Emergency Department facilities this winter, President of the Roy...
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RCEM is proud to represent a diverse speciality of 10,000 clinicians working in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. We were delighted to contribute t...
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Responding to the Health Foundation’s report ‘Public perceptions of the NHS and social care: performance, policy and expectations’, Dr Katherine Hende...
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Spiking is a nasty crime that can cause serious distress and harm to victims and cause lasting damage to their mental and in some cases physical healt...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the announcement by NHS England that test sites have been allocated to explore new ways of measuring ...
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Responding to the publication of NHS Confederation’s report COVID-19 and the health and care workforce: supporting our greatest asset, President of th...
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The NHS England have today confirmed a temporary quick fix to the pensions’ tax issue. In response to this announcement, Dr Katherine Henderson, the P...
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Data from the NHS England workforce race equality standard shows the number of staff in the NHS workforce from ethnic minority backgrounds has risen t...
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Responding to the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Moulton said: “On face va...
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In response to the Public Accounts Committee report on NHS waiting times, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Gordon Miles sai...
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Commenting on the government’s proposed changes to NHS pension rules, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “This...
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Responding to today’s comments from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about the potential scrapping of the four-hour emergency care st...
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Responding to NHS figures showing the number of people admitted to hospital with sepsis had doubled in three years, President of the Royal College of ...
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The Urgent and Emergency Care system is under considerable strain.
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Responding to the GMC report on pandemic workplace experiences, Dr David Chung, Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee, said: “The GMC...
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Responding to the government's agenda for health, as laid out in the Queen's speech, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergen...
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Following the Chancellor’s statement today outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland show: - There were 21,163 attendances at A&E services in NHS Scotla...
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On 3 April 2022, five RCEM runners were among the 12,000 runners who ran 13.1 miles around the streets of London in the fifth edition of the London La...
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On Sunday 9 October 2022 over 16,000 participants took part in the 15th anniversary of the Royal Parks Half Marathon covering 13.1 miles past London’s...
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The Four-Hour Emergency Access Standard is an important safety indicator for the acute care system.
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Monthly A&E data published by the Scottish Government for January 2021 show that 84.8% of patients were seen within the four-hour target in major Emer...
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New monthly data from the Scottish Government shows an increase in attendances to Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2020 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland. ...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for December 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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New weekly data from the Scottish Government shows a significant increase in the number of patients attending NHS Scotland Emergency Departments. Mont...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for June 2021 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
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Annual acute bed occupancy figures released today by the Scottish Government shows reduced bed capacity for hospitals.
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for July 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
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In October 2021 there were 108,279 attendances to major Emergency Departments across Scotland, the number of attendances dropped by 5,719 patients (5%...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for October 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for July 2021 show that performance has de...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today becomes the latest London institution to offload its shares held in fossil fuel companies, urging...
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Commenting on the announcement of strike action dates for the ambulance services by GMB, Unite and Unison, President of the Royal College of Emergency...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) notes the recent media speculation with regards to the proposed dismantling of the four-hour Emergency ...
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A red heat warning has been issued for the first time ever over large parts of the UK for Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 of July. There are forecasts of tem...
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We are immensely saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
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Commenting on industrial action by nursing staff, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine recently experienced a technical fault that led to a small number of candidates being incorrectly informed tha...
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Statement on the May 2021 FRCEM OSCE
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Responding to the Royal College of Nursing's announcement that there will be a 48-hour industrial action that includes Emergency Departments, intensiv...
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Comprehensive spending review
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Responding to NHS Providers' statement that lockdown can only be eased when four tests are passed, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal Coll...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine have committed to part-sponsoring places on the new Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship Programme. This innovative int...
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Emergency Medicine clinicians do not believe that their Emergency Departments have enough appropriate physical spaces to treat coronavirus patients in...
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A new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine confirms significant racialised patterns of occupational risk for staff working in Emergency...
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A repeat survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of their members into mental health services for children and young people (CYP) in crisis ...
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Responding to reports of patients going to Emergency Departments for Covid-19 testing, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
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The latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows the need for “sufficient resources for emergency care” as RCEM Vice Pre...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales. Data for July 20...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveal the worst performance and largest number of long waits in Emergency Department...
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Emergency Departments (EDs) are the only part of NHS Wales that offer a truly round the clock service, seven days a week.
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Provisional data released today shows that in 2018-2019, the number of average daily available beds stood at 10,564. This represents a decline of 148 ...
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RCEM Wales Vice President: “Low levels of performance in November does not bode well for the rest of the Winter.”
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Figures released today by the Welsh Government for February 2019 highlight the severe pressures faced by Emergency Department staff in Wales.
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Figures released today by the Welsh Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments after a difficult Winter.
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Figures released today by the Welsh Government for June 2019 continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across Wales.
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales.
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for June 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded and ...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for April 2021 show that attendances continue to increase and pressur...
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A 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 ...
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Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for July to September 2021 (Quarter 2 ...
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Commenting on Downing Street’s NHS Recovery Forum on Saturday 7 January and the subsequent announcement of funding for Health and Social Care, Dr Adri...
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Responding to the announcement of an extra £5.4 billion of funding for the NHS, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
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Responding to the news that members of the House of Lords have voted to require regular publication of independent assessments of current and future h...
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Responding to today’s pledge from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of a multimillion-pound technology revolution to help reduce compu...
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Responding to today’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...
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Commenting on changes made to the NHS Standard Contract 2022/23 in response to consultation feedback, President of the Royal college of Emergency Medi...
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Responding to NHS England’s 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance published today, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
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Commenting on the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery 10 Point Action Plan by NHS England yesterday, Dr Katherine Henderson, P...
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Commenting on the Interim NHS People Plan, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal College of Emergency ...
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Dr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of RCEM's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said: “The risk from covid is not equal, people from a minority ethnic ba...
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Responding to the Royal College of Physicians’ report ‘Double or quits: a blueprint for expanding medical school places‘, President of the Royal Colle...
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Commenting on the announcement that Health Education England has been commissioned to review long term strategic trends for the Health and Social Care...
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Responding to the General Medical Council’s report The state of medical education and practice in the UK: The Workforce report 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, ...
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Responding to the appointment of Steve Barclay MP as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal Colleg...
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome these reports as learning opportunities to reduce the...
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Commenting on the Scottish Government’s expansion of the Emergency Medicine workforce by opening 10 additional training places in 2023, Dr John-Paul L...
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In the fifth week of December 2,614 patients waited for longer than 12 hours in the Emergency Departments of 32 Trusts and Boards across the UK. This ...
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Commenting on the publication of Covid-19: Preparing for the Future Looking ahead to winter 2021/22 and beyond by the Academy of Medical Sciences, Dr ...
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in...
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Commenting on statements made by health workers in the Independent about staff facing ‘burnout’ and the potential need to delay the easing of restrict...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for June 2021 show the highest number of Type 1 attendances ever recorded, the...
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The NHS urgently needs a rapid increase in bed numbers if it is to meet potential demand this winter according to new analysis from the Royal College ...
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Responding to A&E performance figures for July that show a record number of attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj ...
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Responding to the findings of the consultation on the Clinically-led Review of Urgent & Emergency Care Standards, President of the Royal College of Em...
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Responding to today’s performance figures for Emergency Departments in England for August 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which speaks for those working in Emergency Departments, wishes to make clear that despite some reports, Emer...
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Commenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...
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Responding to A&E performance figures for April that show a record low in attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for December 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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Responding to A&E performance figures for December 2018 and Quarter 3 of 2018-19 President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan s...
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Responding to the latest performance figures published by NHS England Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, sa...
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Commenting on the Royal College of Nursing's 'Corridor Care' survey that reveals treatment of patients in non-clinical areas is becoming normalised, P...
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The NHS in England will need at least 4,000 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.
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Responding to the publication of the National Centre for Social Research’s survey into attitudes towards emergency care, President of the Royal Colleg...
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Responding to today’s A&E performance figures for November and Sitrep data for the week ending 8th of December, President of the Royal College of Emer...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today warns that returning to the old model of Emergency Care will put lives at risk and calls for a re...
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Responding to today’s publication of A&E performance figures for December that again showed another record low in terms of performance, President of t...
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Commenting on today’s coronavirus update from the Chief Scientific Adviser and Chief Medical Adviser, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
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Responding to today’s monthly and quarterly emergency care performance figures, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Mo...
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Responding to today’s story in The Guardian about a study showing longer waits in Emergency Departments may increase the risk of death, President of t...
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Responding to the Royal College of Surgeons’ calls for an increase in beds, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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Responding to the NHS Staff Survey 2020, Dr Dave Chung, co-chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said: “Once again we clearly see ...
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Call for national action to prepare for winter.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society for A...
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Urgent update, immediate priorities, and recommendations
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2022 show: - There were 1,246,817 attendances at major Emerg...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,667 attendances to major...
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Changes to the recruitment process due to the current pandemic.
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It was recently brought to our attention that there was an oversight during the data migration from the NES ePortfolio, relating to the ‘Reflective Pr...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for October 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for the ...
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Retain, Recruit, Recover - our call for action to improve the urgent & emergency care system.
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Commenting on the increase in pressures across the health system, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Katherine Henderson has been elected as its next president.
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Commenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...
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Commenting on the announcement by the BMA of industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign to help raise awareness of fatigue amongst NHS healthcare st...
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In advance of an oral evidence session with the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee this morning (Tuesday), the Presidents of the...
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Commenting on the recent reports of excessively long stays, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:...
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Undetected button and coin cell battery ingestion in children
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for December 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Co...
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Responding to both the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for August 2022 and yesterday’s announcement by the Health Secreta...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
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Scotland's Emergency Medicine Workforce Census
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for September 2021 show a deterioration in...
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A UK-wide consensus statement on working together to help patients with mental health needs in acute hospitals.
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Responding to NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens’ comments that increased capacity in acute care may be needed, Vice President of the Royal College of ...
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Commenting on the latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 that shows nearly one third of patients who were in hospital for 21 ...
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EMSAS has produced a statement on Specialist Doctor appointments in EM, the aim of which is to provide some guidance regarding job descriptions for t...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for September 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal C...
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Statement from the Secretary of State on the Clinician Pension Tax Scheme.
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The FRCEM OSCE was held online, 17-28 May 2021, the fourth time the exam had been delivered virtually.
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RCEM Careers welcomes applications from Student Societies wishing to be affiliated with the College and can then request event sponsorship. All four ...
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Commenting on ‘Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional survey' published in the BMJ Open, Vice Preside...
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Responding to the release of A&E performance figures for August, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan, said: “It’s worr...
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SUPPORTING DOCTORS IN THE EVENT OF A COVID19 EPIDEMIC IN THE UK
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New guidance bridging the gap between evidence and the need to provide quality care and advice.
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for November 2021 show: • 73.8% of attendances were seen and r...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is committed, first and foremost, to patient safety and the delivery of quality care for our patients on a con...
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Responding to the Health and Social Care committee’s report “Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care”, Dr Katherine Henderson, Pre...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Adrian Boyle has been elected as its next President. Dr Adrian Boyle is an ...
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Commenting on the latest Winter Flow Project data, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “For the secon...
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Commenting on the recent reports about the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) scheme, Dr Catherine Hayhurst, Chair of the Mental Health Committee at ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched a new campaign Summer to Recover: Winter-Proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for 2021. The campaig...
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Responding to the Chancellor's statement in the Commons outlining the Government's Budget, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of E...
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The body representing over 8,000 Emergency Medicine clinicians, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, is extremely concerned by the comments made b...
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We’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.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for May 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Roya...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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Emergency Department (ED) leads are not at all confident that their organisation will cope this winter, according to a new snapshot survey from the Ro...
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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...
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Supporting doctors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show continued pressures on the system and a high-level of long stays despite a furth...
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Adjustment to FRCEM QIP Marking
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 56,101 attendances at majo...
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The latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show: • There were 95,692 attendances • Four...
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Commenting on the Secretary of State’s announcement in the House of Commons today and the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair of The Royal Col...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 24,920 attendances, the highest since week ...
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Responding to the Health and Care Bill, which received Royal Assent today to become the Health and Care Act 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of t...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show that hospitals in Wales are facing intense pressures as waiting times increase s...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for July 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded for ...
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The latest weekly update (w/e 20 March 2022) of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 25,506 attendances in w...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for September 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for th...
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What's behind the increase in demand in Emergency Departments?
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In this month's guest blog, EMTA Committee Chair talks about the importance of trainees giving feedback in the annual EMTA survey.
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for August 2021 published today by NHS England show the worst four-hour performance since records ...
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Responding to today’s winter situation report from NHS England and Improvement, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Hen...
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RCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:
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Responding to the publication of NHS England quarterly and monthly performance figures, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emer...
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Responding to the release of performance figures for January 2019 which show worst ever four-hour performance and the highest ever number of emergency...
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