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26 October 2026
Acute Medicine in 2026
Dr Vicky Price, SAM President, presented on “Acute Medicine in 2026” at the Society for Acute Medicine’s 20th International conference, SAMGlasgow, on 8-9 October 2026.
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20 June 2024
<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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<strong>‘Urgent regulation needed for online weight loss drugs’ – SAM president-elect (14 June 2024)</strong>
Commenting on concerns around patients requiring acute and emergency treatment in hospital after purchasing weight loss injections from online pharmacies, Dr Vicky Price,…
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<strong>‘Strain on urgent and emergency care increasingly causing harm’ – SAM president (13 June 2024)</strong>
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (13 June) which showed, among other things, that one in 10 patients attending emergency…
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<strong>‘Health MOTs in A&Es will not stop patients languishing in corridors’ says SAM past president (12 June 2024)</strong>
Commenting on NHS England’s announcement that hospitals will be asked to deliver health MOTs to older patients presenting with frailty-related conditions in emergency…
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<strong>Patients in corridors ‘appalling and trajectory terrifying’ (09 June 2024)</strong>
Commenting on the Liberal Democrats’ plans to tackle ambulance delays ahead of the official launch of the party’s general election manifesto 2024, Dr…
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<strong>‘NHS has slipped inexorably into eternal winter’ – SAM past president (09 May 2024)</strong>
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (09 May) which showed, among other things, that one patient in every 10 who…
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