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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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15 March 2020
COVID 19: ‘Biggest concern I have is staff’ says SAM past president
As cases of coronavirus increase across the UK, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, comments on the…
Read statement12 March 2020
SAM president warns of “grave concerns” as coronavirus escalates
Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “While staff across the NHS are pulling out all the stops to…
Read statement29 February 2020
SAM president says coronavirus plans “working well” but major outbreak would bring “immense stress”
In response to questions about the ability of the NHS to manage a widespread outbreak of coronavirus, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the…
Read statement13 February 2020
Performance data shows system “teetering on brink” – SAM past president
Following the release today of NHS performance data for January, Dr Nick Scriven, past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The…
Read statement26 January 2020
NHS green initiative ‘a step in the right direction’ says SAM past president
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has announced the NHS and its staff will step up action to tackle the climate “health emergency”…
Read statement15 January 2020
SAM warns changing targets for political expediency “plain wrong”
Following comments made today by health secretary Matt Hancock regarding potentially removing the four-hour emergency access target, SAM president Dr Susan Crossland and…
Read statement9 January 2020
SAM calls for “urgent” government action on NHS following latest data release
Following the release today of NHS performance data for December, which showed 79.8% of patients spent less than four hours in A&E, Dr…
Read statement7 January 2020
Medics say NHS same day emergency care plan for winter ‘grossly derailed’
Senior medics have said an NHS plan designed to improve urgent care and ease pressure on hospitals this winter has been “grossly derailed”.…
Read statement19 November 2019
SAM Council Elections 2019 – have your say!
The post of Nursing Representative on the SAM Council has received two excellent applications. Online voting closes on Friday 6 December 2019 at…
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