Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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RCEM is the membership body representing Emergency Department (A&E) clinicians and their patients, and working to #ResuscitateEmergencyCare
RCEM is the membership body representing Emergency Department (A&E) clinicians and their patients, and working to #ResuscitateEmergencyCare
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‘Corridor care can only be stopped in the corridors of power’ – MPs receive striking festive greetings card from RCEM - RCEM
17/12/2025 - While people across the country are looking forward to the festive season, Emergency Departments are bracing for a gruelling few months.
rcem.ac.uk
"So-called ‘corridor care’ can only be stopped in the corridors of power"
That's the message we hope MPs will take from the festive greetings cards RCEM has sent every single sitting member in the country.
Read more here:
That's the message we hope MPs will take from the festive greetings cards RCEM has sent every single sitting member in the country.
Read more here:
🎄 Merry Christmas from RCEM!
We’ve shared a festive message from our President. Whether you’re working through the holidays or spending time with loved ones, thank you for your incredible dedication throughout 2025.
Explore the highlights and celebrate with us:
We’ve shared a festive message from our President. Whether you’re working through the holidays or spending time with loved ones, thank you for your incredible dedication throughout 2025.
Explore the highlights and celebrate with us:
RCEM President Shares Festive Message and 2025 Achievements - RCEM
24.12.25 As we approach the end of 2025, we want to take a moment to thank our incredible Emergency Medicine clinicians and the wider EM community for everything you do. We hope you enjoy some well-deserved time with family, friends, and loved ones. Our President, Ian ‘Higgi’ Higginson, has recorded a special festive message for […]
rcem.ac.uk
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎄 Merry Christmas from RCEM!
We’ve shared a festive message from our President. Whether you’re working through the holidays or spending time with loved ones, thank you for your incredible dedication throughout 2025.
Explore the highlights and celebrate with us:
We’ve shared a festive message from our President. Whether you’re working through the holidays or spending time with loved ones, thank you for your incredible dedication throughout 2025.
Explore the highlights and celebrate with us:
📢 Launching RCEM’s 2026 Diversity Calendar!
We’re inviting the EM community to inspire inclusive care across our specialty. Check out January's dates or explore the full calendar for other dates to create content with us.
Share your story: www.surveymonkey.com...
Calendar: rcem.ac.uk/wp-conten...
We’re inviting the EM community to inspire inclusive care across our specialty. Check out January's dates or explore the full calendar for other dates to create content with us.
Share your story: www.surveymonkey.com...
Calendar: rcem.ac.uk/wp-conten...
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
📢 Launching RCEM’s 2026 Diversity Calendar!
We’re inviting the EM community to inspire inclusive care across our specialty. Check out January's dates or explore the full calendar for other dates to create content with us.
Share your story: www.surveymonkey.com...
Calendar: rcem.ac.uk/wp-conten...
We’re inviting the EM community to inspire inclusive care across our specialty. Check out January's dates or explore the full calendar for other dates to create content with us.
Share your story: www.surveymonkey.com...
Calendar: rcem.ac.uk/wp-conten...
DAY 12 - RCEM Festive Favourites
We've hit multiple milestones throughout 2025 but our college doesn’t just consist of us. We want to hear from YOU, what did you accomplish? Did you just made it to the end of the year, share your story with us via our form or comment below
www.surveymonkey.com...
We've hit multiple milestones throughout 2025 but our college doesn’t just consist of us. We want to hear from YOU, what did you accomplish? Did you just made it to the end of the year, share your story with us via our form or comment below
www.surveymonkey.com...
December 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
DAY 12 - RCEM Festive Favourites
We've hit multiple milestones throughout 2025 but our college doesn’t just consist of us. We want to hear from YOU, what did you accomplish? Did you just made it to the end of the year, share your story with us via our form or comment below
www.surveymonkey.com...
We've hit multiple milestones throughout 2025 but our college doesn’t just consist of us. We want to hear from YOU, what did you accomplish? Did you just made it to the end of the year, share your story with us via our form or comment below
www.surveymonkey.com...
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson has spoken out ahead of the annual Christmas shutdown of large parts of the health service.
He said the shutdown 'stores up' trouble for Emergency Departments in January and called for planning to mitigate this in future years.
He said the shutdown 'stores up' trouble for Emergency Departments in January and called for planning to mitigate this in future years.
RCEM: Wider NHS service shutdown over Christmas ‘storing up trouble’ for Emergency Departments in January - RCEM
22/12/2025 - The annual shutdown of parts of the NHS looms as routine services prepare to close or operate at reduced capacity over the festive season.
rcem.ac.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson has spoken out ahead of the annual Christmas shutdown of large parts of the health service.
He said the shutdown 'stores up' trouble for Emergency Departments in January and called for planning to mitigate this in future years.
He said the shutdown 'stores up' trouble for Emergency Departments in January and called for planning to mitigate this in future years.
DAY 11 - RCEM Festive Favourites
2 new working groups were formed this year.
Our first group is ACE Angioedema. The second is NAP8, a joint national audit with the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Learn about the guidance they are developing rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
2 new working groups were formed this year.
Our first group is ACE Angioedema. The second is NAP8, a joint national audit with the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Learn about the guidance they are developing rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
DAY 11 - RCEM Festive Favourites
2 new working groups were formed this year.
Our first group is ACE Angioedema. The second is NAP8, a joint national audit with the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Learn about the guidance they are developing rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
2 new working groups were formed this year.
Our first group is ACE Angioedema. The second is NAP8, a joint national audit with the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Learn about the guidance they are developing rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
DAY 10 - RCEM Festive Favourites 🎄
Our Councils have helped shaped the future of Emergency Medicine by reviewing 114 papers
These covered topics such as how our future workforce might be shaped and so much more!
Learn how we provide clinical and operational guidance: rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
Our Councils have helped shaped the future of Emergency Medicine by reviewing 114 papers
These covered topics such as how our future workforce might be shaped and so much more!
Learn how we provide clinical and operational guidance: rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
December 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
DAY 10 - RCEM Festive Favourites 🎄
Our Councils have helped shaped the future of Emergency Medicine by reviewing 114 papers
These covered topics such as how our future workforce might be shaped and so much more!
Learn how we provide clinical and operational guidance: rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
Our Councils have helped shaped the future of Emergency Medicine by reviewing 114 papers
These covered topics such as how our future workforce might be shaped and so much more!
Learn how we provide clinical and operational guidance: rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
DAY 9 - RCEM Festive Favourites
On the 9th day of Festive Favourites, our publication team published; 5 clinical guidelines, 4 position statements, 4 safety flashes, 2 toolkits and 1 patient advice leaflet.
What else has RCEM published this year? #ClinicalQuality
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
On the 9th day of Festive Favourites, our publication team published; 5 clinical guidelines, 4 position statements, 4 safety flashes, 2 toolkits and 1 patient advice leaflet.
What else has RCEM published this year? #ClinicalQuality
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
DAY 9 - RCEM Festive Favourites
On the 9th day of Festive Favourites, our publication team published; 5 clinical guidelines, 4 position statements, 4 safety flashes, 2 toolkits and 1 patient advice leaflet.
What else has RCEM published this year? #ClinicalQuality
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
On the 9th day of Festive Favourites, our publication team published; 5 clinical guidelines, 4 position statements, 4 safety flashes, 2 toolkits and 1 patient advice leaflet.
What else has RCEM published this year? #ClinicalQuality
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
DAY 8 - RCEM Festive Favourites
This year saw strong engagement across the Clinical Quality team. Almost 70% of EDs in the UK and Channel Islands took part in RCEMs 2025 QIPs!
Registration is open for 2026, so get your ED involved!
forms.office.com/Pag...
This year saw strong engagement across the Clinical Quality team. Almost 70% of EDs in the UK and Channel Islands took part in RCEMs 2025 QIPs!
Registration is open for 2026, so get your ED involved!
forms.office.com/Pag...
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
DAY 8 - RCEM Festive Favourites
This year saw strong engagement across the Clinical Quality team. Almost 70% of EDs in the UK and Channel Islands took part in RCEMs 2025 QIPs!
Registration is open for 2026, so get your ED involved!
forms.office.com/Pag...
This year saw strong engagement across the Clinical Quality team. Almost 70% of EDs in the UK and Channel Islands took part in RCEMs 2025 QIPs!
Registration is open for 2026, so get your ED involved!
forms.office.com/Pag...
DAY 7: RCEM Festive Favourites
2025 has been an incredibly busy year for RCEM, with a wide range of events delivering valuable learning opportunities across the UK. We delivered 49 events and had over 460 speakers! Check out our FULL events festive 2025 recap….
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
2025 has been an incredibly busy year for RCEM, with a wide range of events delivering valuable learning opportunities across the UK. We delivered 49 events and had over 460 speakers! Check out our FULL events festive 2025 recap….
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
DAY 7: RCEM Festive Favourites
2025 has been an incredibly busy year for RCEM, with a wide range of events delivering valuable learning opportunities across the UK. We delivered 49 events and had over 460 speakers! Check out our FULL events festive 2025 recap….
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
2025 has been an incredibly busy year for RCEM, with a wide range of events delivering valuable learning opportunities across the UK. We delivered 49 events and had over 460 speakers! Check out our FULL events festive 2025 recap….
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
DAY 6: RCEM Festive Favourites
In 2025, an Emergency Medicine APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) was formed. Chaired by Dr Rosena, RCEM providing secretariat to the group; our goal is to discuss challenges and opportunities within emergency care
rcem.ac.uk/appg/
In 2025, an Emergency Medicine APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) was formed. Chaired by Dr Rosena, RCEM providing secretariat to the group; our goal is to discuss challenges and opportunities within emergency care
rcem.ac.uk/appg/
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
DAY 6: RCEM Festive Favourites
In 2025, an Emergency Medicine APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) was formed. Chaired by Dr Rosena, RCEM providing secretariat to the group; our goal is to discuss challenges and opportunities within emergency care
rcem.ac.uk/appg/
In 2025, an Emergency Medicine APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) was formed. Chaired by Dr Rosena, RCEM providing secretariat to the group; our goal is to discuss challenges and opportunities within emergency care
rcem.ac.uk/appg/
"So-called ‘corridor care’ can only be stopped in the corridors of power"
That's the message we hope MPs will take from the festive greetings cards RCEM has sent every single sitting member in the country.
Read more here:
That's the message we hope MPs will take from the festive greetings cards RCEM has sent every single sitting member in the country.
Read more here:
‘Corridor care can only be stopped in the corridors of power’ – MPs receive striking festive greetings card from RCEM - RCEM
17/12/2025 - While people across the country are looking forward to the festive season, Emergency Departments are bracing for a gruelling few months.
rcem.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"So-called ‘corridor care’ can only be stopped in the corridors of power"
That's the message we hope MPs will take from the festive greetings cards RCEM has sent every single sitting member in the country.
Read more here:
That's the message we hope MPs will take from the festive greetings cards RCEM has sent every single sitting member in the country.
Read more here:
DAY 5: RCEM Festive Favourites - Curriculum Cup Winners!
The Curriculum Cup is an amazing resource on @rcemlearning.bsky.social for those who are looking for a challenge
or revision support. We’re here to celebrate the individuals who managed to achieve 100%! 🏆
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
The Curriculum Cup is an amazing resource on @rcemlearning.bsky.social for those who are looking for a challenge
or revision support. We’re here to celebrate the individuals who managed to achieve 100%! 🏆
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
DAY 5: RCEM Festive Favourites - Curriculum Cup Winners!
The Curriculum Cup is an amazing resource on @rcemlearning.bsky.social for those who are looking for a challenge
or revision support. We’re here to celebrate the individuals who managed to achieve 100%! 🏆
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
The Curriculum Cup is an amazing resource on @rcemlearning.bsky.social for those who are looking for a challenge
or revision support. We’re here to celebrate the individuals who managed to achieve 100%! 🏆
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
DAY 4: RCEM Festive Favourites
You’ve been using @rcemlearning.bsky.social a lot, completing modules over 230,000, they've published 360 pieces of content – almost one module a day.
What else has been RCEMLearning been up to?
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
You’ve been using @rcemlearning.bsky.social a lot, completing modules over 230,000, they've published 360 pieces of content – almost one module a day.
What else has been RCEMLearning been up to?
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
DAY 4: RCEM Festive Favourites
You’ve been using @rcemlearning.bsky.social a lot, completing modules over 230,000, they've published 360 pieces of content – almost one module a day.
What else has been RCEMLearning been up to?
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
You’ve been using @rcemlearning.bsky.social a lot, completing modules over 230,000, they've published 360 pieces of content – almost one module a day.
What else has been RCEMLearning been up to?
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
"Delayed discharge is one of the main causes of additional pressure on Emergency Departments across the country right now & we know it does harm every day to our patients..."
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to the Health Foundation's new delayed discharge report: rcem.ac.uk/uncategorise...
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to the Health Foundation's new delayed discharge report: rcem.ac.uk/uncategorise...
RCEM responds to Health Foundation report on delayed discharges - RCEM
15/12/2025 - Dr Ian Higginson, RCEM President, responds to the Health Foundation's new report on delayed discharges.
rcem.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Delayed discharge is one of the main causes of additional pressure on Emergency Departments across the country right now & we know it does harm every day to our patients..."
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to the Health Foundation's new delayed discharge report: rcem.ac.uk/uncategorise...
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to the Health Foundation's new delayed discharge report: rcem.ac.uk/uncategorise...
Welcome to RCEM's Festive Favourites!
For 12 days, we take time to reflect and celebrate everyone's achievements - that includes you as members of the college.
So, check in every day as we unveil a "new present"
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
For 12 days, we take time to reflect and celebrate everyone's achievements - that includes you as members of the college.
So, check in every day as we unveil a "new present"
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Welcome to RCEM's Festive Favourites!
For 12 days, we take time to reflect and celebrate everyone's achievements - that includes you as members of the college.
So, check in every day as we unveil a "new present"
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
For 12 days, we take time to reflect and celebrate everyone's achievements - that includes you as members of the college.
So, check in every day as we unveil a "new present"
rcem.ac.uk/news/fest...
RCEM is seeking a new Chair or Co-Chair for the Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Sub-Committee!
Lead, inspire, and shape PHEM standards across EM. Apply by 31 Jan 2026: tinyurl.com/PHEMCoChair
More opportunities: tinyurl.com/RCEMJoinUs
Lead, inspire, and shape PHEM standards across EM. Apply by 31 Jan 2026: tinyurl.com/PHEMCoChair
More opportunities: tinyurl.com/RCEMJoinUs
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
RCEM is seeking a new Chair or Co-Chair for the Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Sub-Committee!
Lead, inspire, and shape PHEM standards across EM. Apply by 31 Jan 2026: tinyurl.com/PHEMCoChair
More opportunities: tinyurl.com/RCEMJoinUs
Lead, inspire, and shape PHEM standards across EM. Apply by 31 Jan 2026: tinyurl.com/PHEMCoChair
More opportunities: tinyurl.com/RCEMJoinUs
Join our 'healer, heal thyself' study day and explore wellness strategies with practical strategies for managing burnout, nutrition, and sleep hygiene.
Learn from excellence and good practice, register now: rcem.ac.uk/face-to-f...
Learn from excellence and good practice, register now: rcem.ac.uk/face-to-f...
December 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Join our 'healer, heal thyself' study day and explore wellness strategies with practical strategies for managing burnout, nutrition, and sleep hygiene.
Learn from excellence and good practice, register now: rcem.ac.uk/face-to-f...
Learn from excellence and good practice, register now: rcem.ac.uk/face-to-f...
An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on A&Es in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Early flu surge piles demand on EDs already under extreme pressure - RCEM
04/12/2025 - An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on Emergency Departments in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
rcem.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on A&Es in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
That’s our message after new NHSE data that showed a jump in flu hospitalisations compared to this time last year.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
ICYMI - #ISTV - if you work in an ED, you can help reduce violent crime. We have a range of materials to help explain how this is relevant to different roles
Find out more: rcem.ac.uk/informati...
@UKHomeOffice
Find out more: rcem.ac.uk/informati...
@UKHomeOffice
Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV) - RCEM
Learn about the ISTV programme to improve data recording and reduce violence in Emergency Departments across the UK.
rcem.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICYMI - #ISTV - if you work in an ED, you can help reduce violent crime. We have a range of materials to help explain how this is relevant to different roles
Find out more: rcem.ac.uk/informati...
@UKHomeOffice
Find out more: rcem.ac.uk/informati...
@UKHomeOffice
Falls are a leading cause of older people finding themselves in ED across the year.
Today, RCEM and the British Geriatrics Society back @aace.org.uk's latest advice on avoiding falls, staying on your feet - and avoiding an unwanted and lengthy stay in A&E.
#IfYouFall
aace.org.uk/news/winter-...
Today, RCEM and the British Geriatrics Society back @aace.org.uk's latest advice on avoiding falls, staying on your feet - and avoiding an unwanted and lengthy stay in A&E.
#IfYouFall
aace.org.uk/news/winter-...
‘Don’t let a fall ruin your winter’ – Ambulance chiefs, emergency doctors and geriatricians urge older people to prepare now - aace.org.uk
aace.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Falls are a leading cause of older people finding themselves in ED across the year.
Today, RCEM and the British Geriatrics Society back @aace.org.uk's latest advice on avoiding falls, staying on your feet - and avoiding an unwanted and lengthy stay in A&E.
#IfYouFall
aace.org.uk/news/winter-...
Today, RCEM and the British Geriatrics Society back @aace.org.uk's latest advice on avoiding falls, staying on your feet - and avoiding an unwanted and lengthy stay in A&E.
#IfYouFall
aace.org.uk/news/winter-...
“Our EDs will only get through the coldest months if the government steps in – or we all need to brace ourselves for a truly ugly winter"
Dr Fiona Hunter, our Vice President for Scotland, responds to the latest performance data for major Scottish EDs.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Dr Fiona Hunter, our Vice President for Scotland, responds to the latest performance data for major Scottish EDs.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Scottish government must act now to avoid a “truly ugly winter”, RCEM Scotland says as 12-hour waits in EDs joint worst on record for October - RCEM
02/12/2025 - The Scottish government must take urgent action on overcrowding and delayed discharges, or Emergency Departments (EDs) in Scotland will be completely swamped – and patients will be the on...
rcem.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Our EDs will only get through the coldest months if the government steps in – or we all need to brace ourselves for a truly ugly winter"
Dr Fiona Hunter, our Vice President for Scotland, responds to the latest performance data for major Scottish EDs.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Dr Fiona Hunter, our Vice President for Scotland, responds to the latest performance data for major Scottish EDs.
rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
"Behind these figures are the stories of hundreds of thousands of people who came to our departments seeking help in their most vulnerable moment, but were ultimately let down"
Our response to new analysis from the @LibDems on A&E trolley waits: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Our response to new analysis from the @LibDems on A&E trolley waits: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
RCEM responds to new A&E waiting times analysis by the Liberal Democrats - RCEM
02/12/2025 - Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, responds to new analysis of Emergency Department (ED) waiting times by the Liberal Democrat Party.
rcem.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Behind these figures are the stories of hundreds of thousands of people who came to our departments seeking help in their most vulnerable moment, but were ultimately let down"
Our response to new analysis from the @LibDems on A&E trolley waits: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Our response to new analysis from the @LibDems on A&E trolley waits: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Want to take your #PEM skills to the next level?
Join our annual Paediatric Pearls & Pitfalls event – a favourite among clinicians for good reason! Dispel myths, boost your confidence, and learn from passionate PEM experts from across the country.
Check it out here: rcem.ac.uk/virtual-e...
Join our annual Paediatric Pearls & Pitfalls event – a favourite among clinicians for good reason! Dispel myths, boost your confidence, and learn from passionate PEM experts from across the country.
Check it out here: rcem.ac.uk/virtual-e...
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Want to take your #PEM skills to the next level?
Join our annual Paediatric Pearls & Pitfalls event – a favourite among clinicians for good reason! Dispel myths, boost your confidence, and learn from passionate PEM experts from across the country.
Check it out here: rcem.ac.uk/virtual-e...
Join our annual Paediatric Pearls & Pitfalls event – a favourite among clinicians for good reason! Dispel myths, boost your confidence, and learn from passionate PEM experts from across the country.
Check it out here: rcem.ac.uk/virtual-e...
A brilliant Greater Manchester programme led by a paediatric registrar used sport to empower girls and young women. @UniteHER and @EnglandNetball helped build confidence, skills, and lasting connections. Read more: rcem.ac.uk/informati...
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A brilliant Greater Manchester programme led by a paediatric registrar used sport to empower girls and young women. @UniteHER and @EnglandNetball helped build confidence, skills, and lasting connections. Read more: rcem.ac.uk/informati...
The latest performance data for major Welsh EDs, released today, showed that one in every seven people who attended ED in October 2025 waited 12 or more hours to be discharged, admitted or transferred.
Read our full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Read our full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The latest performance data for major Welsh EDs, released today, showed that one in every seven people who attended ED in October 2025 waited 12 or more hours to be discharged, admitted or transferred.
Read our full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...
Read our full response here: rcem.ac.uk/press-releas...