SAM News

14 May 2021

Acute Medicine SCE Exam Board Member

 vacancy we currently have advertised for a member  for the SCE Acute Medicine Exam Board. Would you please advertise this on your website,…

13 May 2021

Performance figures “extremely worrying” with some units operating at 100% capacity – SAM president

Following the release today of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said:  “These figures are extremely worrying. Compared…

11 May 2021

NHS and social care: “Need to get the basics right” says SAM past president

Following today’s Queen’s Speech (11 May), which outlined additional funding to support the NHS and proposals on social care reform, Dr Nick Scriven,…

4 May 2021

CQC National Professional Advisor- Medicine

draw your attention to this important opportunity to support care improvement in Medical Care. The CQC are appointing a National Advisor for Medicine.…

20 April 2021

SAM backs RCEM ‘winter-proofing’ campaign as concerns grow over demand

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has today launched a new campaign, Summer to Recover: Winter-Proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for 2021, which outlines…

20 April 2021

Council Meeting April 2021

Council Meeting April Agenda 2021 SAM Glasgow delegate fees SAM Council Meeting January 2021 Minutes Strategy Meeting Jan 2021 Virtual SAM council Meeting…

16 April 2021

Council Meeting January Strategy Day Jan 2021

15 April 2021

NHS pressures like pre-pandemic “eternal winters” says SAM president

Following the release today (14 April) of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said:…

13 April 2021

Guidelines for hospital assessment of patients with Covid-19 vaccination concerns

The Society for Acute Medicine has worked in collaboration with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the Royal College of Radiologists to…