There was a "state of the art" session at the Edinburgh Conference by Taj Hassan from Leeds Gen Infirmary and S Bohan from ? Boston. They were quoting a 17% reduction in in-patient bed use. Regards Ray McGlone A&E Lancaster ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dunn Matthew Dr. (RJC) ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY - SwarkHosp-TR" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 12:30 PM Subject: Re: Clinical decisions units > I know this came up as a thread recently, but it seemed to fade out without > getting anywhere, so I hope it's OK if I try to revive it. > Does anyone have experience with clinical decisions units or know of any > information on them? I appreciate there is some debate about terminology- > I'm thinking of a unit with a maximum period of stay and intensive > investigations and workup. > > Matt Dunn > Warwick > > > This email has been scanned for viruses by NAI AVD however we are unable to > accept responsibility for any damage caused by the contents. > The opinions expressed in this email represent the views of the sender, not > South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust unless explicitly stated. > If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender. >