title: Clinical management. Where medicine meets management. Acute accent.
abstract: There is urgent need for reform in the care of acutely ill medical patients. Problems are being compounded by rising admissions, the reduction in junior doctors' hours and changes in training. Care should be delivered in acute medical or assessment units by dedicated teams specialising in acute care, according to a new report by the Royal College of Physicians.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013038:Specialization; D016526:Workload