What is an Acute Medical Unit (AMU)?
What is an Acute Medical Unit (AMU)? An Acute Medical Unit (AMU) is a short-stay ward/department in some UK – and other countries’ – hospitals that may be linked to an A&E but functions as a separ...
What is an Acute Medical Unit (AMU)? An Acute Medical Unit (AMU) is a short-stay ward/department in some UK – and other countries’ – hospitals that may be linked to an A&E but functions as a separ...
What happens when I get to A&E? In this article we will describe what happens when you get to A&E. Before we do this, remember not all NHS hospitals have an A&E Department. Find out where ...
How to get seen more quickly in A&E A tough one! There is no easy way (and shouldn’t be actually). If you have a critical or serious illness or injury, the A&E (or Emergency Department, ...
Can I leave A&E without being seen? Sure. Its not a prison and you can leave at any time. No one will stop you. We know people are waiting for many hours to be seen at A&E nowadays. We are ver...
Working in A&E: 5 Pros and 5 Cons This page is written mainly for doctors (and medical students) – who are thinking of doing an A&E block (4 months) as part of F1/F2 training, or a career in ...
What is the 4 hour Accident and Emergency (A&E) target? Known as ‘4 Hours’, this is one of the NHS’s key performance indicators. It is a daily reflection of whole system flow, health and social ca...
How to get seen more quickly in A&E Arrive at 6-7am. That is when the waiting time is least, as a new shift of doctors and nurses has just started. Also the senior doctors are all there in the mor...
What is A&E? And what happens there? The Accident and Emergency department (A&E) assesses and treats people with major trauma, serious injuries and illnesses, and those in need of emergency tr...
What is the average wait time in A&E? It is meant to be 4 hours or less. But actually it is not known. It is easier to state the maximum waiting time in A&E. I.e. it should be four hours or l...
What are the different parts of A&E? These are the three (or four) subareas described in Stage 2 below. But we will also describe the stages before and after you are in one of those areas. Here go...
