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View all news →“Carrying an existing crisis into winter” – SAM president (20 October)
20 October 2026Commenting on a survey published today (20 October 2026) by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) which found 150 of the UK’s leading A&E doctors have said they are very worried about the pressure that Emergency Departments will face this winter, Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The concerns raised by A&E doctors are shared by those of us working in acute medicine, but describing the pressures facing the NHS this winter as a ‘perfect storm’ risks suggesting they are unexpected or unavoidable. We are not heading into a winter crisis. We are carrying an existing healthcare crisis into winter. “The reality is that these problems have been…
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