Society for Acute Medicine 2026-

10/06/2026

SAM Webinar of the Week

The HAST work is copyrighted to Eliza Elliott-Davies, 2019

09/06/2026

Acute Medicine Journal of the Week

Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are increasingly managing elderly patients who present unique clinical challenges. This study explores the current management practices for patients aged 75 years and older in Belgian EDs. Methods: An electronic survey was sent to 105 heads of Belgian EDs. The...

08/06/2026

This Month's CPD Whilst you Wee

08/06/2026

Commenting on new RCEM data which estimates the number of deaths linked to long waits in Emergency Departments across England has surged almost tenfold over the past decade, Dr Vicky Price, president of SAM, said the deaths were a source of “national shame” and the problem of overcrowding in A&Es was getting worse.

Please find below statement from the Society for Acute Medicine relating to Royal College of Emergency Medicine analysis which shows the estimated number of deaths linked to long waits in Emergency Departments across England has surged almost tenfold over the past decade. Dr Vicky Price, president o...

05/06/2026

SAM Podcast of the Week is on Iron Deficiency Anaemia Part 1

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GyMDC16dGZ2ksF0bzKpg5?si=wjwY86LMQrSZvTAIVVhjew

Acute Medicine Podcast - SAM · Episode

04/06/2026

SAM president Dr Vicky Price joined MPs, peers and representatives from across the health and care sector this week in delivering a letter to 10 Downing Street calling on the Government to provide long-term support for hospices.

As pressure there is increasingly being felt across acute hospitals.

04/06/2026

SAM Guideline of the Week

This guideline covers managing COVID-19 in babies, children, young people and adults in community and hospital settings. It includes recommendations on communication, assessment, therapeutics for COVID-19, non-invasive respiratory support, preventing and managing acute complications, and identifying...

03/06/2026

SAM Webinar of the Week

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

02/06/2026

Acute Medicine Journal of the Week

Frontal lobe epilepsy is an episodic neurological disorder characterised by recurrent seizures arising from one or both frontal lobes. Seizures may appear atypical and are easily misdiagnosed in the emergency department as nonepileptic attacks (psychological episodes) or parasomnias (sleep disorders...

29/05/2026

SAM Position Statement – Clarifying the difference between EEMAC and Medical SDEC

The Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) is the national representative body for staff caring for medical patients in the acute hospital setting.