Position statements

NHS workforce plan: ‘We cannot continue to haemorrhage staff‘ – SAM president

Commenting on reports featuring the government’s NHS workforce proposals, first published in The Sunday Times on Sunday,…

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‘Window of opportunity becoming increasingly narrow’ says SAM president

The latest NHS performance data published today (Thursday, 11 May) shows, among other things: Commenting on the…

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Senior medics warn of “terrifying trajectory” in the NHS and what it means for winter

Senior medics have warned of a “terrifying trajectory” which is likely to see the the NHS face…

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‘Extremely troubled times ahead in urgent and emergency care’ says SAM president

The latest NHS performance data published today (Thursday, 13 April) shows, among other things:  • 71.5% of…

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Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) statement on junior doctor strike

With junior doctors in England set to stage a four-day strike from tomorrow (Tuesday, 11 April), Dr…

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‘Damning data shows significant strain’ – SAM president

Commenting today (09 March) on the latest NHS performance data which shows, among other things, 71.5% of patients…

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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…

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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…

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