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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 February 2022
Health secretary’s NHS elective recovery announcement ‘fails to address key issues’ – SAM past president
Commenting on today’s NHS elective recovery plan announcement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Dr Susan Crossland, immediate past…
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NHS waiting lists ‘an emergency which requires an urgent coherent plan’ says SAM president
Commenting today (07 February) on the issue of delayed plans to tackle the backlog of people waiting for NHS treatment, Dr Tim Cooksley,…
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‘Urgent care system remains hugely strained’ – SAM immediate past president
Commenting on news this week of the easing of Covid restrictions, Dr Susan Crossland, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine,…
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NHS performance data shows ‘increasingly serious situation’ – SAM president
The latest NHS performance data released today (13 January) shows the number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen…
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‘Essential virtual wards are appropriately planned, resourced and staffed’ – SAM president
Commenting on the development of virtual wards and the need for careful implementation (reported today 07 January by the Health Service Journal), Dr…
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‘Questions over how proposed ways out of current chaos can be delivered’ says SAM past president
Commenting today (03 January) on staff sickness rates, Covid admissions and increasing pressure across the NHS, Dr Nick Scriven, past president of the…
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‘NHS functioning on life support only’ says SAM president
Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, provides an update on current NHS pressures and the impact on acute care…
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NHS pressures ‘far worse than this time last year’ says SAM president
Following the release today (09 December) of the latest NHS performance data which shows last month was one of the busiest on record,…
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Medics warn flagship NHS project to reduce hospital admissions “stalling”
24 November 2021 Senior medics have warned a flagship NHS England project to improve urgent care and reduce hospital admissions is stalling due…
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