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SAM president warns of “worrying” trend of patients avoiding NHS urgent and emergency care services (23 February)

Commenting on polling for The Guardian which highlights high levels of public fear and alarm about NHS urgent and emergency…

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Opportunity: Editor-in-Chief, Acute Medicine Journal

Application Deadline: 28th February 2025Interviews: 19th March 2025Initial Term: 2 years The Acute Medicine Journal (https://acutemedjournal.co.uk/) is seeking an experienced…

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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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