Position statements
’Degrading and harmful corridor care a national emergency’ – SAM past president (11 July)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (11 July), Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president…
Senior doctor warns of increased pressures due to hot weather ahead of impending strike action (26 June)
The president of the Society for Acute Medicine has warned of increased pressure on the NHS amid…
SAM SDEC Position Statement May 2024
Same Day Emergency Care: A need to pause and Reset! The recommendations in this statement aim to…
SAM president says ‘shame of dangerous waits and overcrowding must end’ following release of 12-hour wait data (24 June)
Commenting on data released by the Liberal Democrats today (Monday, 24 June) which shows 440,000 patients waited…
‘Crisis in UK emergency departments an ongoing national scandal’ – SAM president
Following the release of a report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) this evening (20…
‘Pleasing Labour is recognising issue of delayed discharges and considering solutions’ says SAM past president (18 June 2024)
Commenting on the Labour Party’s plan to use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care…
‘Urgent regulation needed for online weight loss drugs’ – SAM president-elect (14 June 2024)
Commenting on concerns around patients requiring acute and emergency treatment in hospital after purchasing weight loss injections…
‘Strain on urgent and emergency care increasingly causing harm’ – SAM president (13 June 2024)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (13 June) which showed, among other things, that…
‘Health MOTs in A&Es will not stop patients languishing in corridors’ says SAM past president (12 June 2024)
Commenting on NHS England’s announcement that hospitals will be asked to deliver health MOTs to older patients…