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Much more planning and consultation needed on North Bristol Model – SAM past president
Commenting on NHS trusts implementing the North Bristol Model, which requires patients to be moved every hour from emergency departments to acute medicine units (AMUs) “irrespective of bed availability” and move patients every hour from AMU to wards, Dr Nick Scriven, a past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “This will only be…
Read MoreCrisis the result of a sustained lack of action across key areas – SAM president
Commenting on government proposals to move millions of pounds assigned to help manage the Covid backlog into social care, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “It is important there is recognition of the dreadful state of affairs in the system caused by patients not being able to leave hospital when…
Read MoreNHS and social care crisis at “pivotal moment” – SAM president
Following the release today of the latest NHS performance data, which shows record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted and the lowest proportion of people being seen within four hours in emergency departments, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “It remains essential that the number…
Read MoreSenior medics warn NHS pressures unsustainable and national plan required urgently
The Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) has warned that pressures being seen across the NHS are at unsustainable levels and a national plan is required urgently (06 August). Many hospital trusts are running on bed occupancy levels between 95% and 98% despite opening escalation beds – with some at 100% occupancy. This comes at a…
Read MoreSAM president warns of “appalling concoction” of poor performance and no easy short-term fixes as latest NHS data is released
Commenting on the release today (16 June) on the latest NHS performance data – which shows 73% of patients were seen within four hours in all A&E departments, 60.2% in type 1 departments, more than 19,000 patients waited longer than 12 hours, 439,300 patients have been waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test…
Read MoreSAM president reiterates concerns about ”unsustainable” levels of pressure in the NHS
Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, reiterated his concerns about unsustainable levels of pressure in the NHS ahead of the extended bank holiday period (Thursday, 02 June): “There is certainly concern going into the extended bank holiday period but that is largely because pressures are – and have been for some…
Read More‘New ”normal” at unacceptably poor level’ – SAM president
Commenting today (12 May) on the latest NHS performance data, which shows a record 24,138 people had to wait more than 12 hours in A&E departments in England in April with 72.3 per cent of patients seen within four hours, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The latest set of…
Read More‘Pressures are at unsustainable levels’ says SAM president
Commenting on the release today of the latest NHS performance data, which shows the highest recorded number of 12-hour waits in emergency departments and a record low of 71.6 per cent of patients seen within four hours, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), said: “The troubling situation we are seeing…
Read MoreSAM president warns NHS pressures show no sign of abating
The president of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) has today (09 April) warned NHS pressures show no sign of abating and the system is becoming “increasingly compromised”. Dr Tim Cooksley said patients were being put at risk due to overcrowding in hospitals and long handover delays preventing ambulances from getting back on the road.…
Read MoreNHS system becoming increasingly compromised – SAM president
Commenting on current and rising pressures in the NHS today (06 April), Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “Spring has yet to bring any relief to NHS and social care which continues to be under immense strain. This is reflected in current performance data and the statements from hospitals and…
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