RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Mental-health-related admissions to the acute medical unit during COVID-19 JF Clinical Medicine JO Clin Med FD Royal College of Physicians SP e77 OP e79 DO 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0635 VO 21 IS 1 A1 Ben Grimshaw A1 Ella Chaudhuri YR 2021 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/21/1/e77.abstract AB During COVID-19 there has been increased pressure on mental health services internationally. In this report, we compare admissions to one acute medical unit (AMU) for patients with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic (April, May and June 2020) to the same period of time in 2019. We found an increase in this cohort of patients in 2020, both as an absolute number and as a proportion of the medical take. We outline some strategies which we have adopted locally to improve care for this patient group.