North Manchester Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU NMGH) is located at the North Manchester General Hospital Site, currently based on ward G2. The service is designed to treat those patients (aged over 16) within the defined Ambulatory Care Sensitive (ACS) and Ambulatory Emergency Conditions (AEC). These are a group of conditions that, with access to same day diagnostics, assessment and clinical opinion can now be managed as a same day case rather than a hospital admission. The Centre is ’Outward Facing’ with a primary care ethos which can provide support and treatment plans for Health Care Professionals who may have a diagnostic dilemma with patients in the primary care and community setting.
The service is for any patient expected to be assessed, managed, and discharged on the same day.
Patients are referred by GPs, health professionals and by Accident and Emergency. The NMTC does not accept self referral/walk in patients without referral.
Services offered
The following are examples of conditions the service can manage, provided the patient is clinically and haemodynamically stable. The list is not exhaustive.
- Pulmonary embolism
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Acute headache (no focal neurology, GCS 15/15)
- Chest pain
- AF
- LRTI (CURP 0-2)
- Deranged Kidney functions
- Epileptic seizure (first & known)
- Abnormal LFTs
- Low risk upper GI bleeding
- Anaemia for initial assessment and/or blood transfusion
- Exacerbation of Chronic heart failure
Other Conditions maybe accepted on discussion with clinical staff.
The ACU at NMGH provides Assessment, diagnostics and treatment including the provision of essential medications. Services include: x-ray facility, on-site blood and arterial blood gas analysis, and ECG. Patients receive ongoing assessment, treatment and observation. In addition, there is also a waiting area where patients can wait for test results.
Contact information
| Hopsital | North Manchester General Hospital |
| Building name | Main Hopsital |
| Ward/ Department location | Ward G2 – ACU |
| Directions (include nearest entrance car park) | Quad Entrance |
| Telephone number | 1616045380 |
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Referral Information
Patients are referred by GPs, health professionals and by Accident and Emergency. The NMTC does not accept self referral/walk in patients without referral.
Service/ Department lead(s)
Head of Nursing for Urgent Care – Jill Findley
Lead Nurse for Urgent Care – Kelly Bruns
Matron – Rebecca Palmer
Ward Manager – Jennifer Lees