Organisation Details

Acute Medicine is responsible for the assessment and management of the acutely unwell patient within the first 72 hours of their presentation to hospital. Patients can be referred to Acute Medicine from Primary Care after an initial assessment (this can be from a GP, Advanced Care Practioner, Emergency Care Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner or any clinician working under the direct supervision of a General Practioner) or from the Emergency Department. These patients need rapid specialist assessment and prompt management and can be managed via 2 streams.

1. Same Day Emergency Care
This service manages the acutely unwell patient who may be seen and treated within 12 hours of their arrival

2. The Acute Medicine Unit
AMU K is for the assessment of the patients referred, AMU I has two 4-bedded Level 2 bays and short stay services for patients with a predicted length of stay of less than 72 hours and AMU H for patients for who a predicated length of stay is greater than 72 hours.

Interpretation and translation services can be arranged by staff, for users of this service.