Acute Medicine

The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit receive acutely ill medical patients from General Practitioners or the Emergency Department.

The function of SDEC is to promptly assess patients that are considered suitable for treatment and discharge them on the same day, without needing hospital admission. At York Hospital, this is situated in the G1 ward (ground floor, junction 5).

AMU allows assessment of more dependent, acutely unwell patients that are expected to require overnight admission to hospital. At York Hospital, AMU is a 30-bed ward found on the second floor, junction 5.

At the Scarborough Hospital site, acute care is provided in the Emergency Assessment Unit and in the 32-bed AMU on Lilac ward.

Meet the Team

York

Dr Vicky Robins	Consultant and Lead Clinician for Acute Medicine
Dr Stephen Waring	Consultant
Dr Waheed Aliyu	Consultant
Dr Maria Paneta	Consultant
Melanie Bootland	Ward Manager AMU and SDEC
Dan Palmer	Matron
Jackie Snowden	Secretary

Scarborough

Dr Angela Gruber	Consultant and Lead Clinican for Acute Medicine
Dr Abdelrahman Abdalla	Consultant
Dr Mohammed Ilyas	Consultant
Dr John Smith	Consultant
Vicky Anderson	Ward Manager Lilac Ward
Sam Soulsby	Matron
Jackie Brown	Secretary

Contact details

Acute Medical Unit (AMU) York: 01904 726022
Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) York: 01904 725300
Lilac Ward (AMU) Scarborough: 01723 342105
Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) Scarborough: 01723 385066

Access guide

Scarborough Hospital

Acute Medical Ward - Cherry Ward

The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) receives acutely ill medical patients from General Practitioners or the Emergency Department.