Position statements

‘Right Place, Right Care report a clear indication of the root causes of NHS crisis’ says SAM

The Society for Acute Medicine contributed to the Right Place, Right Care report published by the Royal College of…

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‘Chaotic and dangerous spiral of decline in NHS gravely concerning’ warns immediate past president

The latest NHS performance data, released today (09 November), shows among other things: * 70.2% of patients…

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SAM shares concerns raised by Public Accounts Committee

Commenting on the release today (25 October) of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Report Access to urgent and…

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‘Industrial action must be resolved before winter’ – SAM president

Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) president Dr Tim Cooksley has warned industrial action across the NHS must…

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‘Long waiting lists necessitate access to urgent and emergency care’ – SAM president

Commenting on a report by the Press Association about a rise in the number of people attending…

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’Perfect storm of events may make this winter worse’ – SAM president

Commenting on figures released by the Royal College for Emergency Medicine today (25 September) which showed 399,908…

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‘Extremely troubled times ahead in the NHS as winter approaches’ – SAM president

The latest NHS performance data released today (14 September 2023) shows, among other things: * 73% of…

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SAM raises concerns around the urgent and emergency care plan and responds to NHS England’s winter plan

In August, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, worked alongside colleagues to highlight…

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Spiral of decline in urgent and emergency care evident every month – SAM president

The latest NHS performance data released today shows, among other things: *73.3% of patients were seen within…

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