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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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5 February 2024
<strong> SAM SitRep </strong>
The SAM SitRep (Situation Report) helps us evaluate the demand that acute medicine service are facing nationally. Although some measures of pressure and…
Read more25 January 2024
<strong>Undergraduate syllabus for Medical School curricula</strong>
Introduction This syllabus is intended to act as a guide for students and their instructors in medical schools. It describes the range of…
Read more25 January 2024
<strong>‘Bed capacity nowhere near meeting demand’ – SAM president elect</strong>
Following today’s announcement by NHS England (25 January) that it has delivered on its ambition of 5,000 more permanent beds, Dr Vicky Price,…
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<strong>‘Current state of turmoil in urgent care services’ – SAM past president</strong>
The latest NHS performance data (December) released today (11 January) shows, among other things: •69.4% of patients were seen within four hours in…
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10 January 2024
<strong>SAMBA23 Protocol</strong>
SAMBA23 collected information on unit structures, as well as helped us understand more about your acute medicine workforce. Please see below documents used…
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<strong>SAMBA23 National Report</strong>
The SAMBA23 national report is now available here. We are grateful for all the work put into taking part in SAMBA23 at each participating…
Read more9 January 2024
<strong>Joint statement from RCEM and SAM re Same Day Emergency Care</strong>
This statement is a follow up to the joint statement issued in 2019 by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Society for Acute Medicine…
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<strong>NICE Quality Standard Updated: Epilepsies in children, young people and adults</strong>
View the updated quality standard Quality standard [QS211] Published: 20 December 2023
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