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9 November 2026
SAM President’s Update: October 2026
Catch up on the latest activities and priorities from the SAM President. Thisupdate highlights how SAM is championing the identity of Acute Medicine,strengthening collaboration with partner organisations, supporting our trainees,and driving forward key projects…
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17 July 2026
SAM welcomes early focus on winter planning, accountability and collaboration (17 July)
Commenting on the publication today (17 July) of NHS England’s ‘Winter planning 2026/27 – expectations and assurance’ letter, Dr Ragit Varia, president-elect of…
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17 July 2026
Vacancy: Member of the Acute Medicine Specialty Certificate Examining Board
The Society for Acute Medicine and the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK are seeking to appoint a member…
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16 July 2026
SAM Wellbeing QI Competition– Helping Acute Medicine Flourish
View / download: Competition posterTemplate for entryMarking scheme Do you have a project that has made a real difference to staff wellbeing in…
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9 July 2026
“Unbearable conditions” for patients and staff as 12-hours waits rise by 28% (09 July)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today, Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “Today’s figures, including…
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SAM Council Election Results
Following the recent elections the following individuals will be taking up their roles on SAM Council at the Glasgow conference in October. SecretaryLliwen…
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SAM President’s Update: June 2026
Catch up on the latest activities and priorities from the SAM President. Thisupdate highlights how SAM is championing the identity of Acute Medicine,strengthening…
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1 July 2026
‘Acute medicine as a specialty has never been more important’: Future Healthcare Journal explores the future of NHS acute medical services
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published the latest issue of Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) bringing together expert insight on the future of acute care in the…
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11 June 2026
‘Underlying problems remain unresolved’ – SAM president (11 June)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data published today (11 June), Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “Just…
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