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RCEM: ‘We must not normalise crisis’
We must not normalise crisis or celebrate small improvements – our patients and our members deserve more.
We must not normalise crisis or celebrate small improvements – our patients and our members deserve more.
The College would like to welcome Dr Rob Perry, Emergency Medicine Consultant at Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, to the role of Vice President Wales.
Latest data show more than one in 20 patients attending A&Es in Scotland faced a 12-hour wait in October, as RCEM Scotland describes the data as “deeply concerning”.
Since the outbreak of the current conflict in the Middle East the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has recognised the horror facing all those affected and impacted.
This week saw a major festival celebrated by Sikhs across the world – the date of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab (birth).
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has again urged the Welsh Government to publish a winter plan, as it warns ‘a failure to act will put patient safety at risk this winter’.
RCEM has described today’s Autumn Statement as a ‘missed opportunity’, amid significant bed shortages ahead of winter.
RCEM has described a new report revealing a culture of systematic and institutional sexism as ‘shocking’ and ‘deeply saddening’ stating “this toxic culture has no place within our profession.”
New joint report by leading health organisations highlights that lessons must be learned from the emergency care crisis in 2022, concluding ‘too many patients are in the wrong place for their needs’.
EMSAS members have decided their new Chair after two weeks of campaigning by Dr Brittliff and Dr Qureshi.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called on the Government to make additional funding available urgently as NHS leaders admit they may not be able to increase winter bed capacity simply because they do not have enough money.
Dr Anukiran Ravichandran (Kiran), from our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, writes about the significance of Diwali.
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