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SAM calls for “urgent” government action on NHS following latest data release
Following the release today of NHS performance data for December, which showed 79.8% of patients spent less than four hours in A&E, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “We can honestly say that acute care is facing pressures the like of which we have never seen and the huge jump…
Read MoreMedics say NHS same day emergency care plan for winter ‘grossly derailed’
Senior medics have said an NHS plan designed to improve urgent care and ease pressure on hospitals this winter has been “grossly derailed”. In March, NHS England announced every major hospital would provide same day emergency care (SDEC) – also know as ambulatory emergency care – by the end of the year as part of…
Read MoreSAM issues winter briefing as NHS faces “most pressure it has ever seen”
Following the release today of the latest weekly NHS winter sitrep data and the Queen’s Speech, the Society for Acute Medicine has issued a winter briefing on the current state of the health service and the action required to alleviate pressure. Within the report, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute…
Read MoreSociety for Acute Medicine – winter briefing 2019/20
This winter could be the toughest yet for both patients and staff in the NHS and funding pledges in the Queen’s Speech will do little to allay the concerns of staff and patients about the ability of hospitals up and down the country to cope. Any promises or commitments of investment are most certainlly not…
Read MoreHealth secretary ‘needs to face up to realities’ – SAM past president
Following the release today of NHS performance data for November which showed 81.4% of A&E patients were seen within four hours last month, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “In November emergency department figures fell to 81% with my expectation it will be far worse this month bearing…
Read MoreSAM past president warns norovirus spread a “great concern”
Following data released today by Public Health England and NHS England which shows hospitals across the country closed more than 1,100 beds over the last week due to norovirus, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “This is a great concern on top of a system already pushed to…
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The conference is aimed at the whole multidisciplinary team who, like you, work day in and day out, in acute and general medicine. Register today! Abstract submission is open until 1 March 2020.
Read MoreLeading medical body calls for politicians to address “elephant in the room” following worst performance on record
A leading medical body has called on politicians to address the “elephant in the room” during campaigning before any further “puff” announcements on the NHS are made after the worst A&E performance figures on record were released today. The Society for Acute Medicine has warned acute and emergency care in the NHS is “imploding” –…
Read MoreLack of short-term detail from parties “a concern” – SAM past president
In response to the release of details of the Labour Party’s investment plans for the NHS, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “Scanning the headline details of Labour’s plans it does little to address the problems being faced by acute care in the NHS right now. “We, as…
Read MoreSharp end of NHS has scarcely had time to breathe – SAM past president
Following the release today of a British Medical Association report calling for 10,000 more beds in the NHS this winter and the announcement yesterday of a critical incident at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust due to A&E pressure, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate last president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The sharp end of…
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