Acute medicine units: The current state of affairs in the North-West of England

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-204

  Jayawarna, C ^b   Atkinson, D ^a   Ahmed, S V ^b   Leong, K ^c  

^a Nursing Consultant   (United States)

^b Consultant Acute Physician ^*

^c STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute medicine task force; Acute medicine units (AMU); Facilities; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; TRIAGE;

EID: 77957375462     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2010.303     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Dowdle JR. Acute medicine: past, present and future. Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 652-3. doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.012211
2. Rhodes JM, Harrison B, Black D et al. General internal medicine and specialty medicine - time to rethink the relationship. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1999; 33: 341-7.
3. Scottish Intercollegiate Working Party. Acute medical admissions and the future of general medicine. Edinburgh and Glasgow: Scottish Intercollegiate Working Party; 1998.
4. Royal College of Physicians of London. Acute medicine: making it work for patients. A blueprint of organisation and training. London: Royal College of Physicians of London; 2004.
5. St Noble VJ, Davies G, Bell D. Improving continuity of care in an acute medical unit: initial outcomes. QJM 2008; 101: 529-33. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn042
6. Moloney ED, Bennett K, O'Riordan D et al. Emergency department census of patients awaiting admission following reorganisation of an admission process. Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 363-7. doi: 10.1136/emj.2005.028944
7. Moloney ED, Bennett K, Silke B. Effect of an acute medical admission unit on key quality indicators assessed by funnel plots. Postgrad Med J 2007; 83: 659-63. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.058511
8. Scott I, Vaughan L, Bell D. Effectiveness of acute medical units in hospitals: a systematic review. Int J Qual Health Care 2009; 21: 397-407. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp045
9. Subbe CP, Kruger M, Rutherford P et al. Validation of a modified Early Warning Score in medical admissions. QJM 2001; 94: 521-6. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/94.10.521
10. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Acutely ill patients in hospital. London: NICE; 2007. Available from: http: //www.nice.org.uk/CG50
11. Society for Acute Medicine. Recommendations for medical assessment (admission) units. Edinburgh: Society for Acute Medicine; 2003.
12. Royal College of Physicians of London. Acute medical care: the right person, in the right setting - first time. London: Royal College of Physicians of London; 2007.
13. Langlands A, Dowdle R, Elliott A et al. RCPE consensus statement on acute medicine. Edinburgh: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; 2008. Available from: http: //www.rcpe.ac.uk/clinical-standards/standards/final-statement-rcpe-consensus-conference-on-acutemedicine- nov-2008.pdf
14. McNeill G, Brahmbhatt DH, Prevost AT et al. What is the effect of a consultant presence in an acute medical unit? Clin Med 2009; 9: 214-8.