There is a view in policy circles that there has been too much investment in frontline emergency services. Recent reports show that Emergency Medicine has been the fastest growing medical specialty over the last 15 years…
A few weeks ago, we flipped our emergency department. Appalled at the sight of strong, reliable nurses in tears at the effort of trying to triage ambulance patients on the back corridor…
In February 2023 the Government and NHS England published its Delivery Plan for the Recovery of Urgent and Emergency Care Service…
I am rather excited to be writing my first blog as Vice President for Membership at RCEM. Having been in post since October 2022, there has been a lot to take in and learn, but far more to be getting on with…
Much is written about our staffing in Emergency Departments, but much of that is focused on our Junior Doctor (of all tiers) and Consultant groups. I thought it an opportune moment to reflect on two of the groups…
A piece from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine with regards to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and NW Syria…..
Last week saw the unprecedented walk out by postgraduate doctors training in England for 72 continuous hours. Like many of my Consultant colleagues, I was apprehensive about what this might mean for our patients.
It was in 1971 that the Joint Consultants’ Committee published the Bruce report which recommended the experimental appointment of 32 consultants in Accident & Emergency to work full time in major departments1, a step away from the model of leadership under surgical consultants…
It is International Women’s Day (IWD) today!
The College fully supports IWD and Embraces Equity to forge a path for people who identify as women to thrive in their careers and bring positive change through diversity and inclusivity: #EmbraceEquity.
You just can’t blink or you’ll miss something. After a Monday in minors, churning through legions of sprained ankles and bumped heads…