Joint statement from RCEM and SAM re Same Day Emergency Care
This statement is a follow up to the joint statement issued in 2019 by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) regarding the delivery of same day emergency care (SDEC) in England following the launch of the 2019 Long Term Plan for the NHS in England. Since 2019 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, some SDEC services were paused to allow estate and staff…
Read MoreNICE Quality Standard Updated: Epilepsies in children, young people and adults
View the updated quality standard Quality standard [QS211] Published: 20 December 2023
Read MoreFrustration expressed on lack of resolution to current strike action
Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate Past President of the Society for Acute Medicine, has expressed frustration that resolution of the current strike action in the NHS has not been reached. “I have tremendous empathy with junior doctors due to the challenging working conditions that permeate throughout NHS currently alongside their significant pay erosion,” he said. “They…
Read More‘Predicted winter crisis is hitting hard’ – SAM immediate past president
In response to an enquiry from The Times on winter pressures and strike action, Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The predicted winter crisis is hitting hard: high levels of flu and COVID are being seen across the country. “The pressures throughout the NHS are being vividly illustrated…
Read MoreSignificant patient harm and trauma likely across NHS in coming weeks
Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, has warned the next few weeks will see an increasing number of patients suffering significant harm and trauma as “predictable perfect storms” push the NHS into turmoil. He said long queues of ambulances outside hospitals and prolonged periods of corridor care were “inevitable”…
Read More‘Increased pressure exposing fragile state’ – SAM president elect
In response to an enquiry from The i Paper regarding the latest industrial action and pressures on the NHS, Dr Vicky Price, president elect of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “With the healthcare system already in an extremely fragile state, increased pressure on urgent and emergency care is exposing this further amid an array…
Read More‘NHS crisis intensifying but has not reached peak’
Ahead of the latest industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, provided an update on the current situation across the NHS to The i Paper. “The sadly anticipated and entirely predictable winter crisis is intensifying but has not yet peaked,” he said. “This will cause…
Read More‘NHS crisis is only deepening’ – SAM past president
In response to an enquiry from The i Paper regarding pressures on ambulance services, Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The large number of patients waiting over 12 hours in emergency departments reflects a lack of flow throughout hospitals which is at the centre of this issue. “Older…
Read More‘Urgent and emergency care services entering survival mode’ says SAM past president
The latest NHS performance data released today (14 December) shows, among other things: * 69.7% of patients were seen within 4 hours in all A&E departments this month compared to 70.2% in October 2023 and 69.0% in November 2022. The 95% standard was last met in July 2015. * There were 146,000 four-hour delays from…
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