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15 September 2026
Society for Acute Medicine 2026 AGM Announcement
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society for Acute Medicine will be held on Thursday 8 October 2026 at 17:45hrs at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT. A virtual…
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Statements & Policy
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6 August 2024
Moral injury in acute medicine (07 Aug)
Recently I had to have a few minutes in my office to regroup after I’d seen a patient. I didn’t quite know how…
Read statement5 August 2024
SAM statement on disorder across the UK (05 August)
The Society for Acute Medicine represents a diverse workforce committed to urgent and emergency care. We condemn the recent violence across the United…
Read statement19 July 2024
‘Conclusion we are less prepared for a pandemic today indisputable’ – SAM past president (19 July)
Commenting on an enquiry from The Guardian and The Observer about whether the UK is better or worse prepared today compared to 2020…
Read statement11 July 2024
‘Degrading and harmful corridor care a national emergency’ – SAM past president (11 July)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (11 July), Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine,…
Read statement2 July 2024
‘Data highlights appalling situation in urgent and emergency care’ – SAM past president (02 July)
Commenting on Labour Party data which showed some patients waited up to 10 days in A&E in parts of England over the last…
Read statement28 June 2024
Social media adverts promoting weight loss drugs “extremely worrying” says SAM president-elect (28 June)
Commenting on an investigation by The Times into social media adverts promoting weight loss treatments “to get summer ready”, Dr Vicky Price, a…
Read statement26 June 2024
<strong>Senior doctor warns of increased pressures due to hot weather ahead of impending strike action (26 June)</strong>
The president of the Society for Acute Medicine has warned of increased pressure on the NHS amid the current hot weather and ahead…
Read statement25 June 2024
<strong>SAM SDEC Position Statement May 2024</strong>
Same Day Emergency Care: A need to pause and Reset! The recommendations in this statement aim to reinforce and complement the recent joint…
Read statement24 June 2024
<strong>SAM president says ‘shame of dangerous waits and overcrowding must end’ following release of 12-hour wait data (24 June)</strong>
Commenting on data released by the Liberal Democrats today (Monday, 24 June) which shows 440,000 patients waited 12 hours or more in emergency…
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