Position statements
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…
Physician Associate Position Statement
Updated December 2024 The Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) is a proudly multidisciplinary organisation with members from…
Secretary of State comments about patient safety and winter plans “concerning” says SAM past president (09 December)
Commenting today (09 December) on health and social care secretary Wes Streeting’s urgent talks with NHS leaders…
‘Govt must recognise there will be no elective recovery without emergency care recovery’ – SAM past president (05 December)
Commenting today (05 December) on the Prime Minister’s speech outlining priorities for the NHS and NHS England’s…
‘Concern about continued emergency care crisis is well placed’ – SAM past president (02 December)
Commenting on Labour’s plan to commit to the restoration of the 92% referral to treatment (RTT) target…
‘Assisted dying debate brings into focus another area where resourcing is inadequate’ – SAM past president (1 December)
Commenting today (1 December) on the implications assisted dying will have on the NHS and the announcement…
Reduced flu vaccine uptake among healthcare staff and older people “worrying” says SAM president (30 November)
Commenting in The Sunday Telegraph on the reduced uptake in flu vaccinations among healthcare staff and older…
‘Urgent and emergency care survey lays bare scale of the challenge’ – SAM president (21 November)
Commenting on findings from a Care Quality Commission survey of more than 45,500 people who used NHS urgent…