• 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 […]

  • SAM GLASGOW: Registration and abstract submission now open!

    The conference is aimed at the whole multidisciplinary team who, like you, work day in and  day out, in acute and general medicine. Register today! Abstract submission is open until 1 March 2020.

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  • What is SAM?

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  • Quality Standards

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  • Clinical Quality Indicators for Acute Medical Unit

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

Council Members

  • Susan Crossland

    Susan Crossland President

    Sue is an Acute Physician working at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax. She has been a Consultant since 2012 and was the previous Treasurer for SAM. Her main interests are Education (she is the Director of Medical Education for her Trust) and Ambulatory Care.

  • Damian Dooey

    Damian Dooey Medical Trainee Representative

  • Vicky Price

    Vicky Price Secretary

    Vicky is an acute medical consultant and ambulatory care lead at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.

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