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First national online pathway for headache care supports GPs and pharmacists with assessment, management and treatment
29 September 2026NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme has launched the first national online pathway and decision-making tool for the care of patients presenting with headache symptoms, supporting GPs and pharmacy colleagues to offer good headache management and care. GIRFT has worked with a large multidisciplinary group of expert clinicians to develop the interactive standardised pathway, which has been co-badged by the Society of Acute Medicine. There has also been extensive input from organisations including The Migraine Trust, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the British Association for the Study of Headache, the Royal College of Pharmacy, the Association of British…
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Society for Acute Medicine 2026 AGM Announcement
15 September 2026
1,450 patients a day experienced delays of over 12 hours last month – SAM statement (10 September)
10 September 2026
‘NAO’s findings end suggestion marginal A&E improvements are enough’ – SAM president (9 September)
9 September 2026
SAM Newsletter, September 2026
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