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‘Data lays bare dire state of affairs’ – SAM past president (13 February)

Commenting on the release today (13 February) of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Tim Cooksley, immediate past president of…

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Acute Medicine – Strengthening the Foundations

Acute medicine, founded in 2000, is a specialty which delivers immediate and early specialist management of adult patients requiring urgent…

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‘Repeated rhetoric and gimmicks won’t prevent further unbearable winters’ – SAM president (30 January)

Commenting on the publication today (30 January) of NHS England’s 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, Dr Nick Murch, president of the…

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Stakeholder views sought as part of Associate Ambulance Practitioner Apprenticeship update

A steering group led by ambulance services in England is conducting a review of the Level 4 Associate Ambulance Practitioner…

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Weight loss drug complications “not slowing down” says SAM president-elect (18 January)

Commenting in the Mail on Sunday (18 Jan) on an investigation which found hundreds of people are being hospitalised after…

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ONS data ‘illustrates harm caused by prolonged waits’ – SAM past president (17 January)

Commenting on analysis of the association between time spent in emergency care and 30-day post-discharge mortality published today (17 January) by the…

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Corridor care concerns “raised consistently” but problems have worsened, says SAM president (17 January)

Commenting on the Royal College of Nursing’s On the Frontline of the UK’s Corridor Care Crisis report for a piece…

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‘Flu message acted as smokescreen to fundamental problems’ says SAM president (16 January)

Commenting on the latest weekly sitrep data released today (16 January) by NHS England, Dr Nick Murch, president of the…

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