Position statements
‘Worsening of winter crisis predictable and inevitable’ says SAM president (11 January)
Commenting today (11 January) on analysis of NHS England data by the Liberal Democrats which showed there…
‘Data illustrates appalling extent of winter crisis’ – SAM past president (09 January)
Commenting on the release today (09 January) of the latest NHS monthly performance data, Dr Tim Cooksley,…
Current pressures on hospitals among “worst ever seen” says SAM past president (08 January)
Commenting on pressures across the NHS this week (08 January), Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of…
SAM past president warns of “dire” months ahead for patients and staff (03 January)
Commenting on the release today (Friday, 03 January 2025) of the latest weekly NHS data, Dr Tim…
‘Another winter of discontent looms for NHS urgent and emergency care’ warns SAM in BMJ (03 January)
Writing in the BMJ, Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine warns…
‘Elective recovery plan will fail without urgent and emergency care recovery’ – SAM past president (03 January)
Commenting in The Guardian (03 January) ahead of the Prime Minister’s elective recovery programme launch next week,…
’No signs of a lull in pressure over Christmas’ – SAM president (24 December)
In response to an enquiry from The i Paper today (Tuesday, 24 December) about pressures on hospitals…
Number of people waiting more than 12 hours “shocking and a reflection of failures” – SAM president (13 December)
Commenting in The Times (13 December) on the number of 12-hour delays in A&E departments and regional…
‘Data intensifies concerns among clinicians’ says SAM past president (12 December)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (12 December), Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president…