Acute Medicine
Location: Based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Shift patterns
- Day job at ACU
Typical day 9-5
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-Long days
9-5 normal day job at ACU and then A&E Medical Take and clerking from 5pm to 9pm
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-Weekend Post Take (Frailty/NonFrail)
8am-8pm Post Take with the Consultant
-Ward Cover Weekday
9-5 normal day job at ACU, then Ward Cover until 9pm
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-Ward Cover Weekend
8am-9pm OR 8pm-9am
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-Night Take
A&E Medical Take 8pm-9am
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At ACU - seeing patients, taking history, performing examinations, coming up with a plan with the consultant, clerking Take - seeing, taking history, creating plans and clerking patients referred from A&E to medical team Post-take - after take and admission, seeing patients with the consultant and making further treatment plans, clerking Ward cover - answer bleeps and manage patients on the ward
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Lead details
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Rota coordinator email
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Leave request
Through rota coordinator. Cannot be taken on nights, long-days or weekends without a swap
Clinical resources/documents that help you in this rotation.
-ACU Handbook - will be provided by department at induction