TY - JOUR T1 - Chest radiograph delays in the acute medical unit JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 17 LP - 17 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s17 VL - 6 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Helen Stone AU - Shelley Baillie Y1 - 2019/03/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/Suppl_1/17.abstract N2 - This project aimed to establish whether there are significant delays in chest radiographs (CXR) for patients admitted directly to acute medical unit (AMU) compared with those admitted via the emergency department (ED), whether British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines are being met, and to initiate changes that will improve service provision and patient safety.Clinical data were retrospectively collected from electronic records over seven consecutive days of all patients admitted on the medical take in October 2017. For those patients where a CXR was requested, data were collected on source of admission, reason for request, time from admission to request, and time from request to CXR … ER -