• Registrations now open for SAM Glasgow – 12-13 November 2020

    SAMGlasgow 12-13 November 2020 Registration for Live and Virtual Attendance open We are delighted to announce that we have permission from the Scottish Government to run SAMGlasgow, the 14th International Society for Acute Medicine conference, as a pilot in-person conference. We have worked closely with the SEC (home to the NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital) to create […]

  • COVID 19 Letter from SAM President

      Dear All, In these uncertain times, I wanted to send out a message of support to everyone who works in Acute Internal Medicine, recognising the great work and effort our teams are showing, even at their own personal cost. Acute Medicine has always been a specialty where the team is vitally important, and over […]

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    The Clinical Quality Indicators which have been in use by a number of Acute Medical Units since January 2011. Download the full document here.

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