Targeted lung health check letter
What to do if you receive a letter inviting you for a targeted lung health check: Lung cancer is the…
NHS
A&E patients: Mounting safety crisis
Nearly two thirds of A&Es across the UK had ambulances waiting to transfer patients every day in the past week,…
Harm to patients from ambulance handover delays
Commenting on a new report published by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives into handover delays at hospital emergency departments…
Treasury should look for new ways to deliver more for less
Treasury should look for new ways to deliver more for less: In the aftermath of Covid, the government must control…
Impact of lockdown on Scottish eye care
New research highlights the impact of lockdown on Scottish eye care: The study from the University of Aberdeen has highlighted…
Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery 10 Point Action Plan
RCEM welcomes NHS England's Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery 10 Point Action Plan: Commenting on the publication of the Urgent and…
Hope of tackling health inequalities
Hope of tackling health inequalities relies on action across government: Commenting on the letter sent to the Prime Minister from…
New NHS approach for people with eye disease
Clinical trial provides new approach for people with eye disease to increase NHS capacity: A UK-wide study, led by Queen's University Belfast, has shown how a new surveillance pathway for people with stable diabetic…
Ambulances: Increased handover delays threatening patient safety
A new snapshot survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found that in August 2021 half of respondents…
IBMS statement on blood tube shortage
IBMS statement on blood tube shortage: The UK's pathology services are experiencing major disruptions to their supplies of blood test…
Vaccines, variants and infection: The position this winter
Vaccines, variants and infection: The position this winter: Webinar Date and time: Wed 22 Sep 2021 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm In…
A&E performance show NHS ‘near boiling point’
Responding to the latest set of performance figures released by NHS England for July 2021, President of the Royal College…