What an amazing achievement Karen Johnstone 💙 we are all very proud of you and team ACP. 🥂

Did someone say iceberg? Adrian Boyle Prioritising the NHS and ending the A&E crisis must be a priority for the next Government #ResuscitateEmergencyCare

More than 90% of A&E drs who responded to an @RCEM poll said patients are coming to harm due to the current #crisis in the UK’s #EDs Findings are included in an open letter sent to leaders of Conservatives The Labour Party Liberal Democrats rcem.ac.uk/nine-out-of-10…

Dispatches won't be an easy watch tonight but it might open a window on how bad things are in UK Emergency Departments theguardian.com/society/articl…

Look out for a new Saint Emlyn's podcast released tomorrow about hybrid closed loop insulin pumps and how patients using them might present to the ED. New technology that we all need to understand.

Emergency Medicine in Scotland has been in crisis all summer, we all fear what winter will bring. The government’s winter plan falls short.

bbc.com/news/articles/… we outlined our concerns about the winter preparedness plan and the August unscheduled care standards data in this discussion - action is needed to avert worsening of the poor conditions for staff and patients in our EDs.

RCEM VP for Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey has told BBC Scotland that the government's Winter Plan will "not be enough" to tackle another winter crisis in A&Es He joins Vice Chair Dr Fiona Hunter in expressing concern for staff burnout and patient safety as RCEM continues to

The data is clear, when patients are in corridors, patients somewhere are dying unnecessarily. Royal College of Emergency Medicine and our members know overcrowding can’t be fixed overnight but it’s time to stop pretending we can provide proper safe or dignified care in corridors. channel4.com/news/there-wil…

We back the Winter Statement warning from British Geriatrics Society. 🔗 bgs.org.uk/winterstatemen… This winter will have a severe impact on older people’s health. Heath and social care services are already critically overloaded, and the promised government improvements won’t be in place before

RCEM is looking for a new Scotland Board Vice Chair! Vice Chairs play a crucial and rewarding role in advocating for their nation and representing their members in the College and key decision-making. For more information, visit - rcem.ac.uk/volunteering-o…

I hope 2025 brings less flu, less “corridor care”, less ambulance stacking, less harm to patients from prolonged waits to be triaged or to be assessed by medical staff or to be admitted to a hospital bed, less being asked to make the least worst decisions every shift in EM.

Of people who required non-immediate care in an A&E department in England between 21 March 2021 and 30 April 2022, and did not die during their A&E attendance, 1.3% died within 30 days of returning home or be admitted to inpatient care. ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

"The NHS got the winter it prepared for" RCEM has joined health partners in calling for reform in Emergency Care 📢 Read our recommendations to core issues here 👇 rcem.ac.uk/rcem-joins-cal… The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives Royal College of General Practitioners National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) Patients Association College of Paramedics

Our members and their colleagues are dealing with an extremely challenging winter - a 'quad-demic', "corridor care", ambulances backed up outside, not enough beds, exit block.... Part of RCEM's role is to advocate to secure positive policy changes that will help them and their

Would you like to become a RCEM SBAQ question writer? The next workshop for new authors is Feb 24th in London- details in the link rcem.ac.uk/examiners/

Join our Theory & SBA Question Writing Workshops on 24 Feb 2025 at RCEM Octavia House, London! 📅 Sign up: tinyurl.com/SBAWriter Open to UK-approved examiners only. Workshops are held in the UK & Ireland. Register your interest now! For queries, email: [email protected]

In 2011 just 784 people waited more than 12 hours in a Scottish A&E – last year more than 76,000 did. Read our new analysis of the latest Scottish ED performance data and full response by RCEM's VP for Scotland John-Paul Loughrey here - tinyurl.com/bdeskmc2