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Acute Medicine: A policy vision for improving urgent and emergency (UEC) care

SAM Policy Document

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‘Strike action reflects these concerns and staff burn out’ – SAM president

Commenting on ongoing industrial action by a range of healthcare professionals, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute…

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‘Intolerable situation in NHS will not be overcome without a people recovery’ – SAM president

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today which, among other things, shows 72.4% of patients were seen within…

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‘Recognition of the need for more hospital and intermediate care beds welcome’ says SAM as UEC recovery plan published

Commenting on a new blueprint published today by NHS England and the government which aims to help recover urgent and…

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‘Growing number of 12-hour waits of particular concern’ – SAM president

Commenting on the release today (12 January) of the latest NHS performance data which shows ambulance response times and A&E…

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Reality of NHS pressures “more intolerable and unbearable” than envisaged – SAM president

In response to questions about the factors behind the current situation in urgent and emergency care following statements made by…

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Current situation in urgent and emergency care “shocking” and requires four nation strategy

Commenting today (01 January) on the current situation in urgent and emergency care and the need for a four nation…

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NHS pressurised like never before – former SAM president

Commenting today (30 December) on current pressures across the NHS, Dr Nick Scriven, former president of the Society for Acute…

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