Adding to the pressure this Christmas for already overly busy emergency departments… ⁦Royal College of Emergency Medicine⁩

This issue must be a political priority. Read Adrian Boyle’s response to The RCN’s harrowing report on #CorridorCare in which nurses starkly detail the scale of the issue across the country, and the toll it is taking. rcem.ac.uk/this-must-be-a… #EndCorridorCare

The #NHS must eliminate ‘corridor care’ - it is simply unsafe and unacceptable. In our new position statement, we’re calling on the NHS and governments across the UK to: -formally measure and report how many patients are being treated in temporary care environments all year

"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

Agreed . Crowding in our Ed is reflection of whole system failure . #ResucitatetheEmergencyCare .

Agreed with Ian Higginson 🌈 . It is ironic that NHS England is issuing policy documents for patients in corridors.

It clearly indicates that exit block is the biggest issue . We need overhaul of our social care systems. @ resuscitatetheemergencycare

🏥 NEWS: Urgent and Emergency Care at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital has been rated Good by Care Quality Commission following an inspection in December, improving on its previous rating of Inadequate. ▶️ More: uhliverpool.nhs.uk/about-us/our-s…

Amazing team and well deserved for unwavering dedication, compassion, and hard work, often under the most challenging circumstances. Thank you for the skill, empathy, and resilience you bring to every shift. I am really proud of being part of this team .🙏🙌🙌🙌

Below is a THREAD with some shorter clips of the most important messages from my boys’ interview regarding their father’s incarceration. Please share if you can. 1) His conditions in jail

“As you read this, someone in an ED will be watching the clock tick, on a trolley in a corridor, counting the minutes and hours they have endured. And if they need to be admitted, they could well wait even longer as clinicians hunt for an available in-patient bed." Dr Rob Perry,

Happy Emergency Medicine Day! We are just the coolest Specialty ever 😎 🥳 🤩

Salwa Malik We are different. We are special. As fiercely proud today of my specialty as the first day i Walked into an ED

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NEW: These modules covers the management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy, across the spectrum from mild symptoms to Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Read our #LearningSession (LS) and #Reference (Ref) below: LS: rcemlearning.co.uk/modules/hypere… Ref: rcemlearning.co.uk/reference/hype…

Industrial action is taking place at our hospitals from 25 – 30 July 2025. We'll contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled. If you haven't heard from us, please attend as planned. A&E remains very busy - if your concern is less urgent, please use NHS 111 first ✅

“I am not exaggerating when I say this is one of the most worrying sets of data that I have seen." The latest performance data for Northern Ireland reveals one in five patients (33,938) waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, transferred, or discharged from major EDs during the

NHSE’s winter plan is inadequate. 500k patients waited >12hrs in English EDs Jun-Sep alone. Our knackered ED teams are looking for lasting action so we have beds for our patients, not non-existent “quick wins,” job freezes, and managers playing “war games” independent.co.uk/news/health/nh…

2/n The problem of long stays in EDs (and by implication) corridor care has got MUCH worse since the pandemic.

This report highlights the stark reality. We need to focus on main issue the “Exit block “if we have to improve the UEC .