Ambulatory emergency care (AEC) units can treat a wide variety of patients referred from the
emergency department (ED) and acute general practitioners, helping to ease ED pressures …

Despite major investments in healthcare, access to front line health services (family doctors,
walk-in clinics) is still difficult. If front line healthcare services remain insufficient, emergency …

Background Long waiting times in the ED have been shown to cause negative outcomes for
patients. This study aims to assess the effect in reducing length of stay of (1) preventing low …

Background Timely access to emergency patient care is an important quality and efficiency
issue. Reduced discharges of inpatients at weekends are a reality to many hospitals and …

Background Emergency Department (ED) crowding is an increasing problem internationally.
Causes are complex but analysis in the UK points to patients waiting for admission or …

The aim of ambulatory emergency care (AEC) is to provide patients with ambulatory care-
sensitive conditions with safe and appropriate emergency care on the day they attend …

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 …

Introduction: Variations of patient volumes in the ED according to days of the week and
month of the year are well-established. Anecdotally, ED volumes follow 'waves' that correlate …

Clinically relevant outcomes for same-day emergency care provided by ambulatory
emergency care units (AECs) are largely unknown. We report the activity and outcomes for a …

Ambulatory emergency care offers an attractive method of caring for patients who would
traditionally require hospital admission. As well as a superior patient experience, ambulatory …