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- ↑ Force, report of the Acute Medicine Task (2007). Acute medical care : the right person, in the right setting, first time. London: Royal College of Physicians of London. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-86016-321-0.
- ↑ Chelsea and Westminster Hospital: Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) Linked 2013-07-20
- ↑ Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Linked 2022-06-06
- ↑ West Hertfordshire Hospitals: Acute Admissions Unit Linked 2013-07-20
- ↑ Ealing Hospital: Acute Medical Unit (AMU) Linked 2022-06-06
- ↑ Blackpool Teaching Hospitals: Acute Medical Unit Linked 2013-07-20
- ↑ The Acute Medicine Unit (AMU) at Manchester Royal Infirmary Linked 2022-06-06
- ↑ More doctors on the way for North Shore Hospital "Waitemata DHB (District Health Board) is staffing four new medical teams at North Shore Hospital to care for acutely unwell patients receiving treatment in the Assessment and Diagnostic Unit (ADU)."
- ↑ Christchurch Hospital: Children's Acute Assessment Unit (CAA)
- ↑ Salford Royal: Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) Linked 2022-06-06
- ↑ IMSANZ: Standards for MAPU in Public and Private Hospitals Linked 2013-07-20
- ↑ Royal Hampshire County Hospital: Emergency Medical Assessment Unit (EMAU) Archived April 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Linked 2013-07-20
- ↑ Frimley Park Hospital: Medical assessment unit (MAU) Archived 2013-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Linked 2013-07-20