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Same-Day Emergency Care: UCLH
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Urgent service providing same-day care for patients with acute medical conditions.
Able to carry out urgent diagnostics if required (e.g. MRI, CT, Doppler, ultrasound, echo and ECG).
Please note: this service does not include intravenous antibiotics administration, please see OPAT service.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusions
- patients who can most likely be managed without an overnight stay, for example:
- low-risk chest pain (pain free)
- pulmonary embolism
- pleural effusion
- acute headache (non-trauma)
- collapse
- lower GI haemorrhage
- anaemia requiring same-day intervention
- mild community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
- unilateral lower limb swelling (potential DVT/cellulitis)
- new hypertension
- suspected pyelonephritis
- abnormal blood test results
- infections
The service is non-pathway driven, so please call and discuss.
Exclusions
- <18s
- those who require intravenous antibiotics administration
- NEWS ≥ 5 or 3 in one parameter
- patients requiring 2WW investigations
- patients awaiting specialty review without acute component
- patients for Holter monitors
- Sodium <125
- Potassium >6.5
- Lactate >4 (unless seizure related)
- Patients with ongoing chest pain, high Trop T and ECG changes
- Requirement for primary Mental Health Team assessment or under MHA section
How to Refer
Telephone
GP referrals to on-call consultant
Call the service for triage. Opening hours: 8am-8pm, seven days a week
If the referral is accepted, the referral form 987a Elective Attendance to SDEC Referral form - UCLH will need to be completed by the GP.
EMIS form
Complete the 987a Elective Attendance to SDEC Referral form - UCLH
Where to find the form
- Barnet: BAR Global Documents > Alcohol and Substance Misuse
- Camden: Camden Global Documents > Alcohol-Drugs-Smoking-Diet-Exercise-Lifestyle
- Enfield: ENF Global Documents > Alcohol & Drug Addiction
- Haringey: HAR Global Documents > Alcohol and Substance Misuse
- Islington: ISL Global Documents > Alcohol and Substance Misuse
Locations
Same-Day Emergency Care
Located on the ground floor of University College Hospital, adjacent to A&E on the Elizabeth Garret Anderson wing.
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