In the news this week…22nd of September till 28th September 2014
Headlines…
Inspection and Regulation. (NHE, 26.09.14)
RCP names Future Hospital Development Sites. (NHE, 23.09.14)
Toolkit will help sepsis diagnosis and treatment. (Hospital Dr, 23.09.14)
Hospital pilot sites will improve care of elderly. (Hospital Dr, 23.09.14)
A&E closures hurt patients and doctors. (Telegraph, 22.09.14)
Other News in Brief…
Politicians “have too little regard for evidence”. (Hospital Dr, 25.09.14)
NHS finances ‘worsening’ as deficit nears £500m. (BBC, 19.09.14)
Vitalpac app saves 400 lives at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. Portsmouth, 24.09.14)
Labour’s plans ‘could destroy general practice’. (Onmedica, 25.09.14)
More than half of Britons think GP waits now ‘national crisis’, poll shows. (Onmedica, 26.09.14)
Unite workers vote to strike in NHS staff pay dispute. (The Guardian, 26.09.14)
Patients neglected at privately-run NHS hospital, watchdog finds. (The Guardian, 26.09.14)
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More from SAM
More news, statements and updates from the Society for Acute Medicine.
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“Carrying an existing crisis into winter” – SAM president (20 October)
Commenting 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…
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Corridor Care Coalition letter to Yvette Cooper MP (16 October)
As one of 16 organisations which form the Corridor Care Coalition, the Society for Acute Medicine co-signed a letter to Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, highlighting that corridor care is incompatible with safe, high-quality care. Read the letter in full here
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