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‘Funding welcome but plans needed to increase capacity and workforce’ says SAM president

Commenting on today’s Autumn Statement (17 November) delivered by the chancellor which includes an extra £3.3 billion for the NHS…

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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…

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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…

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Acute Medical Podcasts now live!

SAM are delighted to introduce their Acute Medical podcast. Here we discuss topics, cases and anything new and upcoming in…

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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…

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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…

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SAMManchester Conference Update from Dr Tim Cooksley

SAMManchester Conference Update from Dr Tim Cooksley

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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…

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