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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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26 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…
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<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…
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25 June 2024
SAMBA 24 National Report
The Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2024 took place on 20th June 2024. The report is available here. Thank you to everyone who took…
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SAMBA 24 Protocol
The Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2024 took place on 20th June 2024. Thank you to everyone who took part. Any queries can…
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Winter SAMBA 24 Protocol
Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2024 Winter Snapshot was conducted on 22nd February 2024. Please see below documents used for Winter SAMBA…
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<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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<strong>‘Crisis in UK emergency departments an ongoing national scandal’ – SAM president</strong>
Following the release of a report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) this evening (20 June) which showed more than 90%…
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<strong>‘Pleasing Labour is recognising issue of delayed discharges and considering solutions’ says SAM past president (18 June 2024)</strong>
Commenting on the Labour Party’s plan to use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care homes to help reduce overcrowding in…
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