Health Foundation report “sends loud and clear message” about urgent and emergency care issues – SAM president (28 April)

Commenting on the release today (28 April) of the Health Foundation’s report Did the NHS experience record pressures this winter?, which found the NHS “performed far worse than before the pandemic”, Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “This report sends a loud and clear message about the issues in urgent…

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‘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…

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SAM 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…

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‘Repeated rhetoric and gimmicks won’t prevent further unbearable winters’ – SAM president (30 January)

Commenting on the publication today (30 January) of NHS England’s 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The current situation is dire. The summer was spent largely at winter levels of pressure and, unsurprisingly, when we entered winter hospitals were overrun.  “There is nothing new in the…

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