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15 September 2026
Society for Acute Medicine 2026 AGM Announcement
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society for Acute Medicine will be held on Thursday 8 October 2026 at 17:45hrs at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT. A virtual…
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Statements & Policy
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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…
Read statement25 September 2023
<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…
Read statement4 August 2023
<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…
Read statement30 June 2023
<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…
Read statement22 June 2023
<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…
Read statement8 June 2023
<strong>Latest performance data shows an NHS under immense strain amid continuous crisis – SAM president</strong>
The latest NHS performance data (see individual sections), released today (08 June), shows among other things: * 74.% of patients were seen within…
Read statement4 June 2023
<strong>NHS workforce plan: ‘We cannot continue to haemorrhage staff‘ – SAM president</strong>
Commenting on reports featuring the government’s NHS workforce proposals, first published in The Sunday Times on Sunday, 04 June, Dr Tim Cooksley, president…
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