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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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12 January 2026
Services to prevent hospital admissions “must be protected not cut” – SAM president (12 January)
Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, features in a BBC News in-depth feature published today (12 January) on the impact…
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SAM president sounds alarm over government’s focus on ‘online hospitals’ while patients suffer “unprecedented harm” (08 January)
Society for Acute Medicine president Dr Vicky Price has raised concerns over the government’s focus on future digital developments such the NHS online…
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SAM President’s Update – November 2025
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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Situation in hospitals “already truly shocking” – SAM president (15 December)
Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, commented in today’s Guardian ( 15 December) on a new report released by…
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Getting Allied Health and Social Care Professionals on the right tracks in Urgent, Emergency and Crisis Care: Available Courses
SAM members receive 25% off all TE Tracks courses for 2026/27. SAM Members can use the code SAM25 at the Eventbrite checkout to…
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‘Corridor care on an unprecedented scale’ – SAM president (11 December)
Commenting on the latest NHS performance data released today (11 December), Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “The…
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4 December 2025
Emphasis on unnecessary A&E attendances “a smokescreen” says SAM president (04 December)
Commenting on NHS England’s press release issued today which suggests emergency departments are “under siege from hiccups and ingrowing toenails”, Dr Vicky Price,…
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2 December 2025
Almost half a million 12-hour waits in 10 months “completely unacceptable” – SAM president (02 December)
Commenting today (2 December) in the Daily Mail on Liberal Democrat analysis which shows a record 452,595 people waited more than 12 hours…
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