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‘NHS continues in eternal winter with no light at end of the tunnel’ says SAM immediate past president (20 October)

Commenting on health secretary Wes Streeting’s suggestion on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg that hospitals could be penalised/have extra…

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12-hour waits “a dire situation” for patients – SAM immediate past president (10 October)

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (10 October), Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of the Society…

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Vacancy: Members of the Acute Medicine Specialty Certificate Examining Board

The Society for Acute Medicine and the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK areseeking to appoint…

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‘Latest performance data shows scale of the short-term challenge’ says SAM president (12 September)

Following the release today (Thursday, 12 September) of Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the NHS in England and the latest…

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Darzi investigation will highlight problems raised over many years – SAM president (11 September)

Ahead of the publication of Lord Darzi’s NHS investigation tomorrow (Thursday, 12 September), Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society…

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‘BMJ research shows dangers of high occupancy rates, poor staffing and overcrowding’ – SAM immediate past president (23 August)

Commenting on a study published in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care which reported many older patients in the…

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Joint statement on inappropriate use of weight loss drugs – SAM and Digital Clinical Excellence Forum (DiCE) UK (09 August)

The Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) and Digital Clinical Excellence Forum (DiCE) UK share the concerns raised by NHS England’s medical…

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‘Data shows significant challenge new government faces’ – SAM president (08 August)

Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (08 August), Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute…

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