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24 May 2023

ACEM Celebrates 40th Anniversary

In 2023, ACEM is marking its 40th Anniversary by looking back over the extensive history and key milestones that have made the College and the practice of emergency medicine what they are today.

18 May 2023

ACEM response to the 2023 Aotearoa New Zealand budget

The Aotearoa New Zealand faculty of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the modest investments in health in the 2023 budget and awaits further details on implementation.

26 Apr 2023

WA's emergency doctors: time targets for hospital waits

Emergency doctors from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcome the state-wide adoption of time targets based on ACEM’s Hospital Access Targets (HAT) as a positive step towards safer emergency healthcare in Western Australia.

12 Apr 2023

Vale 2022/2023

We recognise and celebrate the lives of our members and trainees who have passed, and thank those who contributed to this page. The College pays tribute to honour their memory and their life, commemorating the medical care they gave and the immense difference they made in their communities.

10 Apr 2023

ACEM statement on incident in north west Tasmania

As a College we are deeply distressed by a reported violent incident at the North West Regional Hospital. Our thoughts are with our injured colleague, their family and loved ones.

27 Mar 2023

ACEM congratulates Chris Minns and NSW Labor on 2023 election win

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) congratulates Chris Minns and NSW Labor on their success in the 2023 state election, and looks forward to working with them to ensure every person in NSW receives the healthcare they need, when and where they need it.

24 Mar 2023

Lack of mental health beds in NT leads to ‘last resort’ ED practices.

A severe lack of staffed mental health beds in the top end of the Northern Territory is placing immense pressures on emergency departments and forcing staff to use last-resort treatments, such as heavy sedation requiring intubation, for people experiencing severe mental illness.

15 Mar 2023

NSW can’t wait any longer: we must implement the ramping inquiry fixes

In December 2022, the NSW Parliament delivered the final report into the Impact of ambulance ramping and access block on the operation of hospital emergency departments in New South Wales. It included 12 recommendations for curing ambulance ramping, ED overcrowding and long waits for emergency care. Now it’s time to action them.

09 Mar 2023

ACEM statement on ambulance ramping and diversions in Aotearoa

Statement attributable to ACEM Aotearoa New Zealand Chair, Dr Kate Allan.

14 Feb 2023

NSW election: Emergency doctors call for health workforce focus

Emergency doctors are urging political parties contesting the 2023 NSW State election to focus on measures that can urgently bolster the healthcare workforce, as shortages in skilled staff lead to extended patient waits and poorer health outcomes across the state.