To the Editor: Although written from a United Kingdom perspective, the recent article by Walters and Dawson1 suggests a change in the clinical culture within hospitals, so that patient care and throughput can be improved. A critical factor in achieving change is the creation of an acute medical assessment and admission unit (AMAAU) within each district hospital. Characteristics of the AMAAU will “depend on local circumstances”: there is no one size that fits all.1
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- Murray Medical Centre, Mandurah, WA.
- 1. Walters EH, Dawson DJ. Whole-of-hospital response to admission access block: the need for a clinical revolution. Med J Aust 2009; 191: 561-563. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>