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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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4 April 2021
Senior medics say “red flags” showing as non-Covid attendances rise
04 April 2021 Senior medics have said “red flags” are showing in hospitals as non-Covid emergency attendances rise amid pressures to resume non-urgent…
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24 March 2021
Save the Date 5-6 October 2021, London- Society for Acute Medicine’s 15th International Conference
Save the Date! Society for Acute Medicine’s 15th International Conference 5-6 October 2021, QE11 London The 15th annual international conference takes place on…
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SAM marks National Day of Reflection a year on from first UK Covid-19 lockdown
As the UK marks National Day of Reflection on the anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society…
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Data shows “enormous challenges” facing NHS – SAM president
11 March 2021 Following the release today of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine,…
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Budget: “Demoralising to see barely a mention of gaping NHS funding holes” says SAM president
03 March 2021 Following today’s Budget delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “While…
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SAM past president says “many questions to be answered” over protection of acute medical units during pandemic
25 February 2021 The immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) has said there are “many questions to be answered”…
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SAM pays tribute to Dr Clifford Mann
The Society for Acute Medicine is deeply saddened to learn this evening (20 Feb) of the death of Dr Cliff Mann, national clinical…
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16 February 2021
The Society for Acute Medicine: 2021 SAMinars Clinical Practice Hot Topics Webinars
The Society for Acute Medicine: 2021 SAMinars Clinical Practice Hot Topic Webinars Registration open Building on the success of our two series of webinars in…
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Performance data ‘hits home shape NHS is in’ – SAM past president
Following the release today (11 February) of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute…
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