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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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10 April 2023
<strong>Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) statement on junior doctor strike</strong>
With junior doctors in England set to stage a four-day strike from tomorrow (Tuesday, 11 April), Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society…
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Updated NICE acute kidney injury quality standard
23 March 2023: NICE have published their updated Acute kidney injury quality standard. Click here for more information.
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30 March 2023
<strong>National rollout of GIRFT/UEC A-tED and A-tA improvement tools</strong>
NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) and Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) teams are rolling out two new online improvement tools…
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<strong>‘Damning data shows significant strain’ – SAM president</strong>
Commenting today (09 March) on the latest NHS performance data which shows, among other things, 71.5% of patients were seen within four hours in…
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Acute Medicine: A policy vision for improving urgent and emergency (UEC) care
SAM Policy Document
Read statement21 February 2023
‘Strike action reflects these concerns and staff burn out’ – SAM president
Commenting on ongoing industrial action by a range of healthcare professionals, Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “These…
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