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SAM welcomes new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Society for Acute Medicine welcomes the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to his post at…
Read MoreSAM president warns of “massive tension” between elective and urgent care
Speaking today about pressures facing the NHS and the effects on acute medical units, Dr Susan Crossland, president of the…
Read MoreSAM past president warns current pressures and lack of respite ‘extremely worrying ahead of next onslaught’
Following today’s article in The Independent on concerns raised by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine about current pressures and…
Read MorePerformance data shows “lack of preparation for the inevitable” says SAM leaders
The latest NHS performance data released today (10 June) shows 5.12 million people were on the waiting list for hospital…
Read MoreBed 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…
Read MoreAny 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:…
Read MoreSAM 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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