The emergency medicine doctors’ college has stripped a Melbourne hospital’s right to train doctors for medical emergencies in a dispute over skill development.

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) on Wednesday confirmed it had cancelled The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne’s training site accreditation for paediatric emergency medicine earlier this month.

It said the decision was based on concerns including “inappropriate structure” of the hospital’s “education programs to cater for all registrars, and shortcomings in relation to learning opportunities”.

“ACEM emphasises the decision to withdraw accreditation did not relate to concerns over the quality of patient care that has been delivered to patients and families,” the peak body said in a statement.