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Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS174
  • Published:  07 September 2018
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  • Quality statements
  • Quality statement 1: Ambulance services
  • Quality statement 2: Assessment and initial treatment through acute medical units
  • Quality statement 3: Consultant assessment and review
  • Quality statement 4: Structured patient handovers
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Update information

Minor changes since publication

July 2022: References were updated for source guidance, data sources and definitions in statements 1 and 3.

February 2019: Changes were made to the wording of statement 2 to be clear about the admission settings.


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