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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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30 November 2024
Reduced flu vaccine uptake among healthcare staff and older people “worrying” says SAM president (30 November)
Commenting in The Sunday Telegraph on the reduced uptake in flu vaccinations among healthcare staff and older people, Dr Nick Murch, president of…
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‘Urgent and emergency care survey lays bare scale of the challenge’ – SAM president (21 November)
Commenting on findings from a Care Quality Commission survey of more than 45,500 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care (UEC) services in…
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‘Staff heading into the coming months with trepidation and concern’ – SAM president (18 November)
Commenting on a report released today (18 November) by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine which found nine out of 10 UK A&E…
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‘Data shows desperate need for government to turn attention to threat of winter’ says SAM president-elect (14 November)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (14 November), Dr Vicky Price, president-elect of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “This…
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‘Government league table reforms could have significant detrimental effect’ – SAM president (13 November)
Commenting on an announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care about the introduction of a new league table of NHS providers…
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Outgoing SAM Council Members, October 2024
Tash Kelly, former Nurse Representative “Tash has made a huge impact on SAM council since joining us 5 years ago and will be sorely…
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Uncertain recovery communication guide
Following the success of the ‘Guide to compassionate phone communication’ developed during the COVID pandemic, palliative care consultants Dr Louise Robinson and Dr…
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‘Need action not words on NHS’ – SAM president (26 October)
Commenting on polling for The Daily Telegraph that has found patients are avoiding NHS services (26 October), Dr Nick Murch, president of the…
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‘Urgent social care investment needed in immediate period’ says SAM past president (25 October)
Commenting ahead of the upcoming Budget, Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said (25 October): “We need…
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