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20 October 2026
“Carrying an existing crisis into winter” – SAM president (20 October)
Commenting on a survey published today (20 October 2026) by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) which found 150 of the UK’s leading A&E doctors have said they are very worried about the…
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5 February 2024
<strong> SAM SitRep </strong>
The SAM SitRep (Situation Report) helps us evaluate the demand that acute medicine service are facing nationally. Although some measures of pressure and…
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<strong>Undergraduate syllabus for Medical School curricula</strong>
Introduction This syllabus is intended to act as a guide for students and their instructors in medical schools. It describes the range of…
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10 January 2024
<strong>SAMBA23 Protocol</strong>
SAMBA23 collected information on unit structures, as well as helped us understand more about your acute medicine workforce. Please see below documents used…
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<strong>SAMBA23 National Report</strong>
The SAMBA23 national report is now available here. We are grateful for all the work put into taking part in SAMBA23 at each participating…
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<strong>NICE Quality Standard Updated: Epilepsies in children, young people and adults</strong>
View the updated quality standard Quality standard [QS211] Published: 20 December 2023
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<strong>December 2023 Newsletter</strong>
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<strong>November 2023 Newsletter</strong>
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1 November 2023
<strong>Provision of acute oncology services in the UK: data from the Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2022 (SAMBA22)</strong>
Acute oncology services (AOS) manage acute cancer-related presentations alongside acute medical teams. This study assessed AOS provision against national peer review measures and…
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