Acute Medicine Department
The Acute Medicine Department comprises AMU 1 and AMU 2 , AMU Assessment, AMU 3 (A4 Ward) and Same Day Emergency Care
AMU 1 and AMU 2 are in The Rainbow Unit, this is in the new modular building close to the Emergency Department in Russells Hall Hospital. The Rainbow Unit is a two-storey facility with an acute assessment unit on the ground floor with 22 spaces and eight monitored beds. On the first floor is a 30-bed short stay ward
AMU operates closely with ED and admits medical patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The main role of AMU is to provide you with an initial assessment, investigation and treatment for admissions with medical problems.
SDEC (previously AEC) is open from 8am – 10pm (last booking at 7pm), and GPs or other healthcare professionals can refer patients directly to the unit. ED can also refer you to SDEC if you are an ambulatory patient (not likely to require inpatient admission). SDEC can be a busy unit, but we aim to make your journey through the acute unit as smooth as possible. Whilst in SDEC, you can expect to have nurse triage, doctor clerking and consultant review along with necessary investigations.
If you need admission to AMU for ongoing treatment from ED or SDEC, the consultant-led AMU team will initiate a further management plan for you. There are daily reviews by consultant from 8am in AMU, seven days a week including bank holidays. If you need sub-specialty input, you will then be referred to different specialties. Following treatment on AMU, you may be well enough to be discharged or, if you need further inpatient specialist care, you will be transferred to an appropriate ward within 48 hours.
You may be admitted to AMU if your expected length of stay is 48-72 hours. The senior led team will review you on a daily basis, including weekends and bank holidays. If you need a longer stay for further treatment, you may be transferred to other appropriate wards after 48-72 hours. In AMU, you will also be reviewed by therapy services if necessary.
Discharge and follow up:
Following your discharge home, an electronic discharge summary will be sent to your GP giving details of investigations and treatment on the unit, with details of medication changes, medications on discharge and any recommendations for follow up and referrals.
There are regular AMU follow up clinics (SDEC/Hot Clinics) done by acute medicine registrars to follow up if you need a further urgent review after discharge. Any outstanding/outpatient investigations can be reviewed in a Virtual Clinic (without the need for you to attend physically) and any further action, if needed, will be communicated to your GP as necessary.
Team of doctors:
AMU consists of a team of consultants:
Dr Partha Nandi (CSL)
Dr Ibrahim Malik (Deputy CSL)
Dr Allyson McClung (lead of assessment)
Dr Snigdhendu Mandal
Dr Murali Veerabahu
Dr Athanasios Georgalas
Dr Randa Abasaeed-Elhag
Dr Ragunath Durairajan
Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Dr Tamar Saeed
Dr Gautham Bagchi
Dr Faisal Butt
Dr Rameez Arif
Dr Mehvish Akhwanzadi
Dr Ahmed Elsharkawy (Lead of AMU)
Dr Muhammad Aadil (Lead of SDEC)
Junior doctors
The Acute Medicine Department has a number of middle grades, including deanery trainees and staff grade doctors. AMU has junior doctors in various stages of their training, including FY1, FY2, Core Medical Training (CMT), Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) trainees and Trust doctors. We have 11 permanent physician associates and one rotational physician associate in our department.
Visiting hours:
- Visiting hours to AMU are between 1100 till 2000hrs.