Position statements
‘NHS continues in eternal winter with no light at end of the tunnel’ says SAM immediate past president (20 October)
Commenting on health secretary Wes Streeting’s suggestion on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg that hospitals could…
12-hour waits “a dire situation” for patients – SAM immediate past president (10 October)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (10 October), Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president…
‘Latest performance data shows scale of the short-term challenge’ says SAM president (12 September)
Following the release today (Thursday, 12 September) of Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the NHS in England…
Darzi investigation will highlight problems raised over many years – SAM president (11 September)
Ahead of the publication of Lord Darzi’s NHS investigation tomorrow (Thursday, 12 September), Dr Nick Murch, president…
‘BMJ research shows dangers of high occupancy rates, poor staffing and overcrowding’ – SAM immediate past president (23 August)
Commenting on a study published in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care which reported many older…
Joint statement on inappropriate use of weight loss drugs – SAM and Digital Clinical Excellence Forum (DiCE) UK (09 August)
The Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) and Digital Clinical Excellence Forum (DiCE) UK share the concerns raised by…
‘Data shows significant challenge new government faces’ – SAM president (08 August)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (08 August), Dr Nick Murch, president of the…
Moral injury in acute medicine (07 Aug)
Recently I had to have a few minutes in my office to regroup after I’d seen a…
SAM statement on disorder across the UK (05 August)
The Society for Acute Medicine represents a diverse workforce committed to urgent and emergency care. We condemn…