Unscheduled care facilities: minimum requirements

Source: College of Emergency Medicine

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Year of publication: July 2009

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: The College of Emergency Medicine have set out what they consider to be the minimum requirements for unscheduled care units which see the less seriously ill or injured, so that they can provide safe, high quality, appropriately supervised and cost efficient care for patients. 

The recommended standards are relevant to both stand-alone units and co-located urgent care facilities. 

Length of publication: 4 pages

Some important notes: These minimum requirements have been published in collaboration with the Faculty of Emergency Nursing and the Emergency Nurse Consultant Association

Guidance and competences for the provision of services using practitioners with special interests: urgent and emergency care

Source: Department of Health

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Date of publication: March 2009

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell:  This document describes different models of care and provides information about the competences, training, accreditation and assessment processes to support the accreditation of Practitioners with Special Interests (PwSIs) in Urgent and Emergency Care .
 
Length of publication: 30 pages

Some important notes: This document should be read in conjunction with Implementing care closer to home: Convenient quality care for patients .  For Commissioners, this should be read in conjunction with the World Class Commissioning Assurance Framework and associated competencies.
 
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