title: What is acute medicine and do we need it?
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D013038:Specialization; D059039:Standard of Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce