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26 October 2026
Acute Medicine in 2026
Dr Vicky Price, SAM President, presented on “Acute Medicine in 2026” at the Society for Acute Medicine’s 20th International conference, SAMGlasgow, on 8-9 October 2026.
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17 February 2025
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 and dedicated Consultant…
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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 the Society for…
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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 or emergency care…
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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 Society for Acute…
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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 Apprenticeship Standard. First…
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SAM Information poster for your AMU information boards
You may wish to display the information in the poster below on your unit notice board. It provides access to QR codes for…
Read more18 January 2025
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 suffering serious reactions…
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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 Office for National…
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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 in The BMJ…
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