Position statements
’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…
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…
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…
SAM response to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
The much anticipated and eagerly awaited NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has been published: in itself an important achievement and,…
Health Foundation analysis illustrates “immense strain” on urgent and emergency care – SAM president
A new analysis published today (Friday, 23 June) by the Health Foundation shows that 800,000 (12%) fewer patients in…
Latest performance data shows an NHS under immense strain amid continuous crisis – SAM president
The latest NHS performance data (see individual sections), released today (08 June), shows among other things: *…
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,…
‘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…