‘Bolster the social care workforce to mitigate crisis in Urgent and Emergency Care’, RCEM urges government. Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for September 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The government needs to wake up; the Urgent and Emergency Care system […]
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RCEM responds to public’s dissatisfaction with A&E services and wider NHS: 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 unprecedented 17 percentage point decrease on 2020” and “the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since 1997, when satisfaction fell […]
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RCEM welcomes NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery 10 Point Action Plan: Commenting on the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery 10 Point Action Plan by NHS England yesterday, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome this 10-point action plan published by NHS England. The […]
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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 Department had been forced to hold patients outside in ambulances every day, compared to just over a quarter in October 2020 and less than one-fifth in March 2020. The survey, sent […]
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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 Katherine Henderson, said: “The NHS has been running hot for months now and these figures show we are nearly at boiling point. “We are worried that the public think that things […]
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‘It is absolutely essential that masks are worn by everyone in A&Es’: Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in Emergency Departments continue to protect themselves and others with face masks, hand washing and social distancing. Dr Katherine Henderson said: […]
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Emergency Departments face continued pressures as 12 hr delays hit 50000 in RCEM Winter Flow Project. 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 Emergency Departments for longer than 12 hours across 32 Trusts and Boards in the UK. This represents 4.30% […]
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Responding to the budget statement, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes extra funding for the NHS but says the service needs much more. ‘The Chancellor’s announcement of £2.8bn extra funding over the next two years for the NHS in England is very welcome indeed, but still a long way […]
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