Internal Medicine Services
Acute (Emergency) Medicine
Contact: (0191) 282 9927 - Angela McNab, Matron for Emergency Admissions
Our acute medicine service provides specialist medical attention for patients who find themselves in need of immediate assessment for many conditions such as suspected stroke or overdose. The service is run from the Emergency Assessment Unit based at the RVI which is one of the largest emergency assessment units of its kind in the UK.
Clinical expertise available 24/7 to ensure rapid assessment and treatment
You may be referred here by your own GP or alternatively we have agreed special protocols with our North East Ambulance colleagues which means you can be brought straight to the unit for immediate attention and for rapid treatment decisions to be made rather than going to our Accident and Emergency Department at the NGH where you may need to wait to be seen due to the nature of the injuries we often see here.
Expert care and medical knowledge is on hand from moment you arrive onto the unit. Our clinical staff will quickly assess your condition here and provide any necessary treatment before deciding where you should be transferred for continuation of the most appropriate care.
Specialist care in a safe and comforting environment
Sometimes all the treatment you require can be given whilst you are on the Emergency Assessment Unit and you can then be discharged back to the comfort of your own home. Whatever the problem, you know you can be seen by one of our consultants within the first 12 hours of your admission.
Your GP will be advised of our findings, any treatment you have been given and medication you may need.
Contact us
If you would like to find out more about our acute medicine service, please don’t hesitate to contact either:
Dr N Thompson Angela McNab
Clinical Director / Consultant Physician Matron, Emergency Admissions
Telephone: (0191) 213 7209 Telephone: (0191) 282 9927
