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8 October 2026
“13% rise in 12-hour waits should set alarm bells ringing” – SAM president (08 October)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (08 October) Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “A 13% year-on-year rise in 12-hour emergency department waits as winter approaches…
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4 May 2010
Past Conferences
The dates and venues of previous meetings are listed below. Where we have material such as lecture slides available for download we have…
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Training Structure
The route to higher training in Acute Medicine is usually via either core medical training (CMT) or acute care common stem (ACCS) training.…
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Quality Standards in Acute Medicine
The Society for Acute Medicine is commited to delivering the highest standard of practice and patient care. The Quality Standards for Acute Medical Units…
Read more9 March 2012
Dear Colleague Winter has been as busy as ever on the AMU, and although spring has now officially arrived, the pressure shows no sign of…
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Summary of Key Results No of responses: 215 Analysis: 94% do not support the Health and Social Care Bill in its current form.…
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New fees: From the 1st October 2011 the membership fee will rise to £95 (full price) and £45 (reduced). On the same date a…
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Delivering a 12-hour, 7-day consultant presence on the AMU
The fourth in the series of acute care toolkits from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has been produced in collaboration with the Society for Acute Medicine…
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Thank you to all of those who participated in the survey regarding a new logo for the Society. We've had an excellent response…
Read more29 July 2010
You may be aware that the Secretary of State for Health plans to abolish the 4-hour Emergency access target from April 2011. The…
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