Flourishing on
the Frontline
Acute medicine is demanding. Those working on the frontline should be able to do more than simply endure it.
Flourish, not merely survive.
The SAM Wellbeing Hub brings together practical support, real stories and useful resources — and also our commitment to challenge the conditions that contribute to moral distress, moral injury and burnout in acute medicine.
What do you need today?
Explore the Wellbeing Hub through the route that is most useful to you.
I need support
Find confidential, professional and national support when you need it.
I want to flourish at work
Practical support for you, your colleagues and your team.
When the system prevents good care
Understand moral injury and how SAM is working for change.
Stories, voices & inspiration
Hear from colleagues across Acute Medicine through stories, podcasts and video.
Wellbeing is more
than resilience
Supporting individuals matters. But wellbeing cannot depend solely on asking people working in Acute Medicine to become more resilient.
Flourishing at work also depends on the environment around us — the teams we work in, the support available to us, and whether the system enables us to provide the care our patients need.
A healthier workforce needs both support for people and action on the conditions in which they work.
Flourishing on the FrontlineSupporting people
Practical help, connection, peer support and resources for individuals and teams.
Changing the conditions
Recognising and challenging the working environments that contribute to moral distress and burnout.
SAM Wellbeing QI Competition Helping Acute Medicine Flourish
Have you changed something that made working life better for your team? Share the improvement work happening in Acute Medicine and help spread ideas that create healthier, safer and more supportive workplaces.
From the frontline
Stories, conversations and moments of inspiration from people across Acute Medicine.
Story
Corridor ‘Care’
A powerful reflection on what happens when the system prevents us from giving patients the care we know they deserve.
Video
Joy of Acute Medicine
Zack Ferguson reflects on the challenge, energy and joy that make Acute Medicine worth doing.
Wellbeing Part 2: Burnout
Wellbeing Part 2: Burnout
A conversation about burnout, wellbeing and the realities of working in Acute Medicine.
What SAM is doing
Supporting you means changing the system too.
Wellbeing cannot be separated from the conditions in which people are asked to work. SAM continues to raise the impact of corridor care, capacity pressures and unsafe working environments — and to argue for systems that allow clinicians to provide safe, compassionate care.
See how SAM is working for changeAdvocate
Raise the impact of unsafe care, workforce pressure and poor working environments nationally.
Challenge
Challenge the systemic conditions that contribute to moral distress, moral injury and burnout.
Listen
Use the experiences of members and frontline teams to inform SAM’s work and priorities.
Need support now?
Find confidential, professional, peer and national support when you need it — including routes to help across all four UK nations.
Go to Find SupportHelp shape Flourishing on the Frontline
Share your story, suggest a resource or tell us what would make the Wellbeing Hub more useful to the Acute Medicine community.
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