SAM News

Statement

2 December 2024

‘Concern about continued emergency care crisis is well placed’ – SAM past president (02 December)

Commenting on Labour’s plan to commit to the restoration of the 92% referral to treatment (RTT) target by March 2029, as reported in…

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Statement

1 December 2024

‘Assisted dying debate brings into focus another area where resourcing is inadequate’ – SAM past president (1 December)

Commenting today (1 December) on the implications assisted dying will have on the NHS and the announcement of the launch of a palliative…

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Statement

30 November 2024

Reduced flu vaccine uptake among healthcare staff and older people “worrying” says SAM president (30 November)

Commenting in The Sunday Telegraph on the reduced uptake in flu vaccinations among healthcare staff and older people, Dr Nick Murch, president of…

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Statement

21 November 2024

‘Urgent and emergency care survey lays bare scale of the challenge’ – SAM president (21 November)

Commenting on findings from a Care Quality Commission survey of more than 45,500 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care (UEC) services in…

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Statement

18 November 2024

‘Staff heading into the coming months with trepidation and concern’ – SAM president (18 November)

Commenting on a report released today (18 November) by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine which found nine out of 10 UK A&E…

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Statement

14 November 2024

‘Data shows desperate need for government to turn attention to threat of winter’ says SAM president-elect (14 November)

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (14 November), Dr Vicky Price, president-elect of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “This…

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Statement

13 November 2024

‘Government league table reforms could have significant detrimental effect’ – SAM president (13 November)

Commenting on an announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care about the introduction of a new league table of NHS providers…

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SAM News

29 October 2024

Outgoing SAM Council Members, October 2024

Tash Kelly, former Nurse Representative “Tash has made a huge impact on SAM council since joining us 5 years ago and will be sorely…

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SAM News

29 October 2024

Uncertain recovery communication guide

Following the success of the ‘Guide to compassionate phone communication’ developed during the COVID pandemic, palliative care consultants Dr Louise Robinson and Dr…

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