Position Statements
Response to the NHS 10-Year Plan from the Society for Acute Medicine
The Society for Acute Medicine welcomes the ambition set out in the NHS 10-Year Plan today (03 July) and supports its overarching aim: to deliver a more integrated, person-centred and preventative health and care system. These goals are necessary and right. However, from an acute medical perspective, there are fundamental gaps between the aspirations of…
Read MoreSAM echoes concerns raised by RCEM over delayed discharges in Scotland
Commenting on data published by Public Health Scotland on Tuesday (24 June) which revealed there were 720,119 days spent in hospital by people who were well enough to go home during the year 2024/5, Dr Claire Gordon, Scotland representative for the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “SAM shares the concerns raised by the Royal College of Emergency…
Read MoreHot Weather Health Plan (11 June)
The Society for Acute Medicine has produced the following guidance to supportclinicians working in acute services to:
Read More‘Significant rise in corridor care a national scandal’ says SAM past president (10 April)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (10 April), Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “It is imperative that today’s analysis of the latest NHS performance data focuses on the number of 12-hour delays in emergency departments. There has been a significant rise in the number…
Read More‘Confusion and uncertainty likely to exacerbate frustrations with NHS further’ says SAM president-elect (14 March)
Writing for The i Paper on the latest NHS performance statistics and the government’s announcement to abolish NHS England (14 March), Dr Vicky Price, president-elect of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “Performance data released this week showed an expectedly bleak picture, particularly for the almost 48,000 patients who waited more than 12 hours in…
Read More‘NHS in permanent state of decline’ – SAM president (13 March)
Commenting on the release today (13 March) of the latest NHS performance data and the announcement of the decision to abolish NHS England, Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The NHS is in a permanent state of decline heading towards complete stasis. “The dire state of affairs we face is…
Read More‘Lack of action condemning patients to corridor care’ says SAM president (26 February)
Commenting on a survey by the Royal College of Physicians (26 February) which found 80% of UK doctors reported being forced to treat patients in unsafe spaces, Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute Medicine said: “These findings, while shocking, are not unexpected as the issue of corridor care is one we and…
Read MoreSAM president-elect “deeply concerned” about mortality figures in patients using weight loss drugs (25 February)
Dr Vicky Price, president-elect of the Society for Acute Medicine, has today (25 February) reiterated concerns regarding the increasing number of patients being seen in hospital following the use of weight loss medications. She said: “We are deeply concerned about the latest figures published with respect to mortality in patients using these medicines, particularly as…
Read MoreSAM president warns of “worrying” trend of patients avoiding NHS urgent and emergency care services (23 February)
Commenting on polling for The Guardian which highlights high levels of public fear and alarm about NHS urgent and emergency care not being available they need it, Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “It is worrying to hear a trend that patients may be considering avoiding NHS services due to…
Read More‘Data lays bare dire state of affairs’ – SAM past president (13 February)
Commenting on the release today (13 February) of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The latest performance data lays bare the dire state of affairs in the NHS with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours in emergency departments. “Nearly 2,000…
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