Aims To improve access for patients to the Royal Berkshire Hospital ambulatory service and
increase the number of same day discharges. Methods The ambulatory care service was …

Aims To set up a safe and direct in-hours medical service for patients not requiring an
overnight admission to be promptly seen and discharged on the same day, thereby reducing …

Ambulatory Emergency Care is a key component of the service for many Acute Medical units
across the United Kingdom. A well-functioning ambulatory care unit facilitiates early senior …

Background The acute medical care system faces a challenge of increasing demand for
same day assessment and treatment on the backdrop of a fall in the number of hospital …

Methods Ambulatory care patients were selected who attended the service from 1 st of
October 2017 to 30th of October 2017. Information was collected by looking at the …

Aims This project combines acute medicine, acute frailty and surgical assessment units in a
comprehensive redesign of service delivery, dissolving traditional care boundaries to deliver …

Leslie Welch, a director at HLM Architects, explains how new generation, well-equipped
ambulatory and emergency care centres, a relatively new development in the UK, are …

Background The Royal College of Physicians' 2013 Future Hospital report recommends
ambulatory care 'by default'as a model to meet the increasing demands on acute services. 1 …

Ambulatory emergency care (AEC) is an essential component of any acute medical unit
(AMU). This statement is predicated on the clinical and financial benefits it confers. In this …

Abstract Background Emergency Departments around the world are under increasing
pressure due to rising demand. In the United Kingdom ambulatory emergency care has …