Position statements
SAM welcomes publication of model emergency department guidance (9 February)
Commenting on the release today (Monday, 9 February) of NHS England’s Model Emergency Department guidance alongside new…
Corridor care ‘endemic and shameful failure’ – SAM president (20 January)
Commenting on Age UK’s analysis of corridor care and A&E waits release today (Wednesday, 21 January), Dr Vicky…
Data shows system “stretched beyond safe limits” – SAM president (15 January)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data published today (15 January), Dr Vicky Price, president of the…
Services to prevent hospital admissions “must be protected not cut” – SAM president (12 January)
Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, features in a BBC News in-depth feature published…
SAM president sounds alarm over government’s focus on ‘online hospitals’ while patients suffer “unprecedented harm” (08 January)
Society for Acute Medicine president Dr Vicky Price has raised concerns over the government’s focus on future…
Situation in hospitals “already truly shocking” – SAM president (15 December)
Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, commented in today’s Guardian ( 15 December)…
‘Corridor care on an unprecedented scale’ – SAM president (11 December)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (11 December), Dr Vicky Price, president of the…
SAM president says 55,000 12-hour delays “deeply concerning” ahead of winter months (13 November)
Commenting on the release today (13 November) of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Vicky Price, president…
Fewer than one in five acutely unwell patients first assessed on specialist acute medical units, warns SAM (10 October)
Patients are being left in hospital corridors for dangerously long periods and missing timely access to specialist…