Position statements
‘Crisis in UK emergency departments an ongoing national scandal’ – SAM president
Following the release of a report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) this evening (20…
‘Pleasing Labour is recognising issue of delayed discharges and considering solutions’ says SAM past president (18 June 2024)
Commenting on the Labour Party’s plan to use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care…
‘Urgent regulation needed for online weight loss drugs’ – SAM president-elect (14 June 2024)
Commenting on concerns around patients requiring acute and emergency treatment in hospital after purchasing weight loss injections…
‘Strain on urgent and emergency care increasingly causing harm’ – SAM president (13 June 2024)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (13 June) which showed, among other things, that…
‘Health MOTs in A&Es will not stop patients languishing in corridors’ says SAM past president (12 June 2024)
Commenting on NHS England’s announcement that hospitals will be asked to deliver health MOTs to older patients…
Patients in corridors ‘appalling and trajectory terrifying’ (09 June 2024)
Commenting on the Liberal Democrats’ plans to tackle ambulance delays ahead of the official launch of the…
‘NHS has slipped inexorably into eternal winter’ – SAM past president (09 May 2024)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (09 May) which showed, among other things, that…
Failure to meet new A&E target “tragically inevitable and predictable” – SAM immediate past president
The latest NHS performance data released today (11 April) shows, among other things: *74.4% of patients were…
Number of 12 hour waits ‘staggering and simply unacceptable’ – SAM past president
The latest NHS performance data released today (14 March) showed, among other things: Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate…