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Statement

20 June 2024

<strong>‘Crisis in UK emergency departments an ongoing national scandal’ – SAM president</strong>

Following the release of a report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) this evening (20 June) which showed more than 90%…

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Statement

18 June 2024

<strong>‘Pleasing Labour is recognising issue of delayed discharges and considering solutions’ says SAM past president (18 June 2024)</strong>

Commenting on the Labour Party’s plan to use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care homes to help reduce overcrowding in…

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Statement

14 June 2024

<strong>‘Urgent regulation needed for online weight loss drugs’ – SAM president-elect (14 June 2024)</strong>

Commenting on concerns around patients requiring acute and emergency treatment in hospital after purchasing weight loss injections from online pharmacies, Dr Vicky Price,…

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Statement

13 June 2024

<strong>‘Strain on urgent and emergency care increasingly causing harm’ – SAM president (13 June 2024)</strong>

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (13 June) which showed, among other things, that one in 10 patients attending emergency…

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Statement

12 June 2024

<strong>‘Health MOTs in A&Es will not stop patients languishing in corridors’ says SAM past president (12 June 2024)</strong>

Commenting on NHS England’s announcement that hospitals will be asked to deliver health MOTs to older patients presenting with frailty-related conditions in emergency…

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Statement

9 June 2024

<strong>Patients in corridors ‘appalling and trajectory terrifying’ (09 June 2024)</strong>

Commenting on the Liberal Democrats’ plans to tackle ambulance delays ahead of the official launch of the party’s general election manifesto 2024, Dr…

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Statement

9 May 2024

<strong>‘NHS has slipped inexorably into eternal winter’ – SAM past president (09 May 2024)</strong>

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (09 May) which showed, among other things, that one patient in every 10 who…

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Statement

11 April 2024

<strong>Failure to meet new A&E target “tragically inevitable and predictable” – SAM immediate past president</strong>

The latest NHS performance data released today (11 April) shows, among other things: *74.4% of patients were seen within four hours in all…

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Statement

14 March 2024

<strong> Number of 12 hour waits ‘staggering and simply unacceptable’ – SAM past president </strong>

The latest NHS performance data released today (14 March) showed, among other things: Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for…

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