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View all news →“13% rise in 12-hour waits should set alarm bells ringing” – SAM president (08 October)
8 October 2026Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (08 October) Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “A 13% year-on-year rise in 12-hour emergency department waits as winter approaches should set alarm bells ringing. “More than 50,000 patients waited over 12 hours from the decision to admit to admission in September - 1,686 people every day. There is still no breathing space for urgent and emergency care. “These are not just numbers. They represent vulnerable people who are waiting far too long for a bed and staff trying to deliver safe care in overcrowded emergency departments and acute medical units under relentless pressure. “Long waits are a…
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