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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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1 November 2023
<strong>Provision of acute oncology services in the UK: data from the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2022 (SAMBA22)</strong>
Acute oncology services (AOS) manage acute cancer-related presentations alongside acute medical teams. This study assessed AOS provision against national peer review measures and…
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1 November 2023
<strong>SAM and Royal College of Physicians launch updated toolkit for acute oncology</strong>
The Royal College of Physicians, in collaboration with the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), has launched a new toolkit entitled Acute oncology on…
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1 November 2023
<strong>Older and frail patients waiting longer for emergency care than younger patients – SAMBA data</strong>
A study led by the University of Warwick in collaboration with the Society for Acute Medicine has found that younger patients with simpler…
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25 October 2023
<strong>SAM shares concerns raised by Public Accounts Committee</strong>
Commenting on the release today (25 October) of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Report Access to urgent and emergency care, Dr Vicky Price, president-elect…
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<strong>‘Industrial action must be resolved before winter’ – SAM president</strong>
Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) president Dr Tim Cooksley has warned industrial action across the NHS must end before winter to avoid “appalling”…
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<strong>‘Long waiting lists necessitate access to urgent and emergency care’ – SAM president</strong>
Commenting on a report by the Press Association about a rise in the number of people attending A&Es with sore throats, insomnia, coughs…
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<strong>Recruitment to the NICE advisory committee for meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease update quality standard</strong>
Dear colleagues, Recruitment to the NICE advisory committee for meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease update quality standard We are looking for experts to…
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<strong>’Perfect storm of events may make this winter worse’ – SAM president</strong>
Commenting on figures released by the Royal College for Emergency Medicine today (25 September) which showed 399,908 people waited 24 hours or more…
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