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20 October 2026
“Carrying an existing crisis into winter” – SAM president (20 October)
Commenting on a survey published today (20 October 2026) by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) which found 150 of the UK’s leading A&E doctors have said they are very worried about the…
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10 October 2023
<strong>‘Long waiting lists necessitate access to urgent and emergency care’ – SAM president</strong>
Commenting on a report by the Press Association about a rise in the number of people attending A&Es with sore throats, insomnia, coughs…
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<strong>’Perfect storm of events may make this winter worse’ – SAM president</strong>
Commenting on figures released by the Royal College for Emergency Medicine today (25 September) which showed 399,908 people waited 24 hours or more…
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<strong>‘Extremely troubled times ahead in the NHS as winter approaches’ – SAM president</strong>
The latest NHS performance data released today (14 September 2023) shows, among other things: * 73% of patients were seen within four hours…
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<strong>NHS performance ‘reflects trajectory of great concern’ – SAM president</strong>
The latest NHS performance data, released today (Thursday, 10 August) shows, among other things: *74.0% of patients were seen within 4 hours in…
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<strong>SAM raises concerns around the urgent and emergency care plan and responds to NHS England’s winter plan</strong>
In August, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, worked alongside colleagues to highlight concerns around the NHS’s urgent and…
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<strong>Spiral of decline in urgent and emergency care evident every month – SAM president</strong>
The latest NHS performance data released today shows, among other things: *73.3% of patients were seen within four hours in all A&E departments…
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<strong>‘Spiral of decline in urgent and emergency care yet to reach lowest point’ – SAM in the BMJ</strong>
Dedicated hospital units designed to treat emergency medical patients for up to 72 hours are now under such intense demand that specialists are…
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<strong>SAM response to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan</strong>
The much anticipated and eagerly awaited NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has been published: in itself an important achievement and, like so many organisations who have…
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<strong>Health Foundation analysis illustrates “immense strain” on urgent and emergency care – SAM president</strong>
A new analysis published today (Friday, 23 June) by the Health Foundation shows that 800,000 (12%) fewer patients in England were admitted to hospital in 2022 than…
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