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SAM Newsletter July 2026

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SAM welcomes early focus on winter planning, accountability and collaboration (17 July)

Commenting on the publication today (17 July) of NHS England’s ‘Winter planning 2026/27 – expectations and assurance’ letter, Dr Ragit…

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Vacancy: Member of the Acute Medicine Specialty Certificate Examining Board

The Society for Acute Medicine and the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK are seeking to…

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“Unbearable conditions” for patients and staff as 12-hours waits rise by 28% (09 July)

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today, Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said:…

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‘Acute medicine as a specialty has never been more important’: Future Healthcare Journal explores the future of NHS acute medical services

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published the latest issue of Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) bringing together expert insight on the future of acute…

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‘Underlying problems remain unresolved’ – SAM president (11 June)

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data published today (11 June), Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute…

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‘AI must be implemented within a safe, transparent and trusted framework’ – SAM president-elect (09 June)

Dr Ragit Varia, president-elect of the Society for Acute Medicine, commented in The Guardian on the Medical Protection Society’s (MPS)…

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Long wait death figures “a source of national shame” – SAM president (08 June)

Please find below statement from the Society for Acute Medicine relating to Royal College of Emergency Medicine analysis which shows…

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