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12-hour wait data “shows situation is worsening” – SAM president (12 February)

Commenting on the release today (12 February) of the latest NHS performance data which shows 71,517 patients were delayed over…

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SAM welcomes publication of model emergency department guidance (9 February)

Commenting on the release today (Monday, 9 February) of NHS England’s Model Emergency Department guidance alongside new standards for care…

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Corridor care ‘endemic and shameful failure’ – SAM president (20 January)

Commenting on Age UK’s analysis of corridor care and A&E waits release today (Wednesday, 21 January), Dr Vicky Price, president of…

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Data shows system “stretched beyond safe limits” – SAM president (15 January)

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data published today (15 January), Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute…

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Services to prevent hospital admissions “must be protected not cut” – SAM president (12 January)

Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, features in a BBC News in-depth feature published today (12 January)…

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SAM president sounds alarm over government’s focus on ‘online hospitals’ while patients suffer “unprecedented harm” (08 January)

Society for Acute Medicine president Dr Vicky Price has raised concerns over the government’s focus on future digital developments such…

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Situation in hospitals “already truly shocking” – SAM president (15 December)

Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, commented in today’s Guardian ( 15 December) on a new…

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‘Corridor care on an unprecedented scale’ – SAM president (11 December)

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (11 December), Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute…

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