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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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8 December 2022
‘We are in deeply troubling times’ – SAM immediate past president
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (08 December) which shows patients faced record A&E delays last month, Dr Susan Crossland,…
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‘Standards at unacceptably poor level for patients and staff’ says SAM president
Commenting on today’s NHS performance data release, which shows 69.3% of patients were seen within four hours in A&E departments across October and…
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SAM president warns of “new definition of crisis” as pressure on NHS grows
Commenting today (07 October) on growing levels of pressure across the NHS, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said:…
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‘Missing an admission the whole system is broken’ – SAM past president on government plan
Commenting on health secretary Therese Coffey’s statement in the House of Commons and the release today of the government’s Our Plan for Patients,…
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Patients waiting for prolonged periods for urgent care “deeply concerning” – SAM past president
Commenting on the Hospital Accident & Emergency Activity 2021-22 data report published today (15 September) by NHS Digital, Dr Nick Scriven, former president…
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‘Health secretary needs to deliver comprehensive workforce and capacity plan’ – SAM immediate past president
Commenting on the release today of the latest NHS performance data, which shows among other things that 28,756 patients waited more than 12…
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Much more planning and consultation needed on North Bristol Model – SAM past president
Commenting on NHS trusts implementing the North Bristol Model, which requires patients to be moved every hour from emergency departments to acute medicine…
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Crisis the result of a sustained lack of action across key areas – SAM president
Commenting on government proposals to move millions of pounds assigned to help manage the Covid backlog into social care, Dr Tim Cooksley, president…
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NHS and social care crisis at “pivotal moment” – SAM president
Following the release today of the latest NHS performance data, which shows record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be…
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