The Evolving Role of the Acute Assessment Unit – from inpatient to outpatient care
Abstract Acute Assessment Units (AAUs) have been developed to meet the demand for emergency care. Traditionally, AAUs have been an admission route to secondary care but the role is now evolving to assessment. AAUs are complex and have many interactions both in hospitals and the community. The effective functioning of…
Reference: Volume 4 Issue 1 Pages 32 - 35 (2005)