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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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3 September 2021
NICE: End of life care for adults – Quality standard [QS13]
This quality standard covers care for adults (aged 18 and over) who are approaching the end of their life. This includes people who…
Read more31 August 2021
Senior medics warn unprecedented summer pressures like “worst winters we can recall”
Senior medics have warned the current unprecedented summer workload being seen across the NHS “feels like the worst winters most of us can…
Read statement31 August 2021
Council Members 2021
NAME POSITION Start Date End Date SAM Directors Sue Crossland Past Immediate President Sep-21 Sep-23 Tim Cooksley President Sep-21 Sep-23…
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SAM London Conference- October 5-6 2021
Please register now for SAMLondon. We have some amazing and thought provoking speakers and whilst we would love to see our SAM family…
Read more12 August 2021
NHS staff ‘pretty much running on empty’ – SAM past president
Following the release today (12 August) of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute…
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Elections results!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the election and once again sorry for the technical issues. We’re pleased to announce that the new…
Read more28 July 2021
SAM president welcomes new NHS England chief executive
Following the announcement of Amanda Pritchard as the new chief executive of NHS England, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute…
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NHS strain compounded by rising cases of norovirus – SAM past president
Public Health England has issued an alert today (16 July) about rising cases of norovirus in the community. In response, Dr Nick Scriven,…
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Senior medics warn of “Covid explosion” as restrictions lift
Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, has warned of his concerns ahead of the lifting of Covid…
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