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22 Jul 2026

Violence against health care workers is worsening, new data confirms

New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) confirms what emergency doctors have long been warning: assaults against health care workers are rising, and staff need better protection while they work.

16 Jul 2026

Lack of beds, not rising patient numbers, driving ED overcrowding

Emergency doctors say a lack of available hospital beds, not patients seeking care, is driving increased wait times and unprecedented overcrowding in Tasmanian emergency departments.

10 Jul 2026

ACEM statement marking one year of 24-hour directive

Emergency departments exist to provide care at the point where illness or injury is most acute. Whether someone is critically ill, seriously injured, or seeking answers to a concerning change in their health, these are the moments when the health system must deliver timely, high-quality care.

06 Jul 2026

ACEM 'snapshot' highlights ED challenges

More than a third of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand hospital emergency departments (EDs) have funded specialist positions they cannot fill, and 130,000 patients last year spent more than 24 hours waiting in an ED, according to the latest findings published by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College).

24 Jun 2026

Winter flu season still to peak but hospital EDs already full

People arriving in hospital emergency departments (EDs) that are already running at full capacity are facing long waits, and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) warns that the winter flu surge is yet to peak.

10 Jun 2026

Hospital Access Targets making their mark in NSW

Twelve months after New South Wales committed to transparent, prominent reporting of Hospital Access Target (HAT) data, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is marking the milestone as an important step forward for patient care and calling on other jurisdictions to follow suit.

10 Jun 2026

I'm an ED doctor. Walk in my shoes

ACEM NSW Branch Chair Dr Rachael Gill outlined a typical day in the emergency department (ED). She said, despite the rewarding work, burnout affects every ED in the country.

02 Jun 2026

ACEM survey reveals persistent pressures on our ED workforce

A major new survey from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) has revealed that emergency department (ED) overcrowding, bed block, and staff shortages continue to be the most significant workplace stressors in EDs across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

28 May 2026

NZ Budget: Hospital support welcome, but misses drivers of ED pressure

Emergency doctors have welcomed increased health funding for hospitals and health technology upgrades in today’s Budget but said more, sustained funding is needed across the wider health sector to help ease rising pressure on Aotearoa New Zealand’s overstretched emergency departments (EDs).

22 May 2026

2026.1 Fellowship Written Examination – Brisbane and Sydney IT issues 

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is aware that some candidates were affected by IT issues during the Short Answer Questions (SAQ) component of today’s Fellowship Written Examination in the Brisbane and Sydney Cliftons examination centres.  