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Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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Royal College of Emergency Medicine
@RCollEM
RCEM is the membership body representing Emergency Medicine clinicians & their patients.
- No it does not.
Javid says 'root cause of A%E crisis has its roots in the pandemic' Hmmm - 63,653 patients have faced a 12-hour delay in an A&E since October 2021 "To put this in perspective, from August 2010 to September 2021, a period of just over 11 years, a total of 52,181 patients were delayed by 12-hours or more in an Emergency Department." @RCEMpresident
- It is with great sorrow that we confirm the passing of our former President, friend and colleague, Dr Cliff Mann. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. He will be missed immensely. rcem.ac.uk/RCEM/News/News…
- RCEM statement on upcoming industrial action by junior doctors @RCEMpresident Read full statement here: rcem.ac.uk/rcem-statement…
- 📺This video is to raise public awareness of the issues our members and patients face in A&Es every day. It explains what’s wrong with the Emergency Care system and the solutions outlined in our General Election Manifesto. Please share and help to #ResuscitateEmergencyCare
00:00 - “We're worried that the public think that things are getting back to normal & messages from the centre that say things are OK are disingenuous – the reality is the NHS is really struggling" @RCEMpresident on July's worst ever 4hr performance figures: rcem.ac.uk/RCEM/News/News…
- 🚨LEAKED🚨 NHS England data show that long waits are worse than ever imagined. From January-June this year there were 592,000 12-hour waits from time of arrival. Only 120,693 12-hour waits from decision to admit were reported by NHS England independent.co.uk/news/health/a-…
- HRH Princess Anne, has always been a steadfast supporter of Emergency Medicine and those who practice it, and we are honoured to have such an engaged Royal Patron.
- It’s a hard watch, but an essential watch. @C4Dispatches now. Our members deserve better. Patients deserve better. @RCEMpresident speaks on the heartbreaking reality of a system in crisis.
- “We urge the public to be careful. The #NHS has coped admirably, but staff are exhausted & the system is very fragile. It has never been more important that our EDs are for absolute emergencies only” @RCEMpresident urges caution ahead of #SuperSaturday rcem.ac.uk/RCEM/News/News…
- We know demand goes up each year. This is not unprecedented.Challenging NHS stats out this morning reflecting unprecedented demand for NHS services. Huge thanks to every member of staff in the NHS who do so much to serve.
- What has been seen today on @C4Dispatches is sadly not isolated.Our members are doing their best in a system in crisis. It should galvanise those who form the next Goverment into action. This is not okay. This should not be normalised. Patients & our members deserve better
- New report reveals shocking number of excess deaths caused by crowding in Emergency Depts. last year A new RCEM report ‘Crowding + its Consequences’ has found that at least 4,519 patients have died as a result of crowding +12 hr stays in Emergency Depts. in England in 2020-2021.
