Position statements
‘Alarming the health secretary does not recognise current NHS crisis’ – SAM past president
In response to an interview with health secretary Victoria Atkins on BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Dr…
‘Share concerns about failure to prioritise health and social care spending‘ – SAM past president
Commenting on an analysis of the healthcare budget in the autumn statement carried out by the Liberal…
‘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…
‘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…
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…
‘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…
‘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…
’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…
‘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…