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Bed occupancy well above 90% “dangerous” – SAM past president

Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, comments on current NHS pressures, the challenges being…

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Any rise in Covid numbers will put recovery ‘in jeopardy’ – SAM past president

Commenting today (04 June) on NHS pressures, Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said:…

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SAM response to NHS England’s review of urgent and emergency care standards

The NHS England clinical review of urgent and emergency care standards began in 2018 as a way to improve outcomes…

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ED-AM Pathway vaccine concerns updated

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Acute Medicine SCE Exam Board Member

 vacancy we currently have advertised for a member  for the SCE Acute Medicine Exam Board. Would you please advertise this…

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Performance figures “extremely worrying” with some units operating at 100% capacity – SAM president

Following the release today of the latest NHS performance data, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said:  “These figures are…

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NHS and social care: “Need to get the basics right” says SAM past president

Following today’s Queen’s Speech (11 May), which outlined additional funding to support the NHS and proposals on social care reform,…

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SAM backs RCEM ‘winter-proofing’ campaign as concerns grow over demand

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has today launched a new campaign, Summer to Recover: Winter-Proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for…

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