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  2. Urgent care center - Wikipedia

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    An urgent care center (UCC), also known as an urgent treatment centre (UTC) in the United Kingdom, is a type of walk-in clinic focused on the delivery of urgent ambulatory care in a dedicated medical facility outside of a traditional emergency department located within a hospital. Urgent care centers primarily treat injuries or illnesses ...

  3. Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The London Air Ambulance in action. Peugeot Ambulance of the Scottish Ambulance Service. Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom provide emergency care to people with acute illness or injury and are predominantly provided free at the point of use by the four National Health Services (NHS) of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

  4. COVID-19 hospitals in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    COVID-19 hospitals in the United Kingdom are temporary hospitals set up in the United Kingdom and overseas territories as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.. They principally include the seven NHS England Nightingale Hospitals, NHS Scotland's Louisa Jordan hospital, NHS Wales' Dragon's Heart Hospital, and the Northern Irish Health and Social Care site at Belfast City Hospital, as ...

  5. Halton General Hospital - Wikipedia

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    The minor injuries unit was refurbished in November 2003 [1] and a new urgent care centre was established at the hospital in 2015. [3] In 2018 it was proposed the hospital be replaced with a modern treatment centre. [4]

  6. Emergency medical services - Wikipedia

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    A New South Wales Ambulance emergency medical services unit responding to a call for service. Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. [ 1 ]

  7. Acute medical unit - Wikipedia

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    Acute medical unit. An acute medical unit (AMU) is a short-stay department in some British, Australian and New Zealand hospitals that may be linked to the emergency department, but functions as a separate department. [1] The AMU acts as a gateway between a patient's general practitioner, the emergency department, and the wards of the hospital.

  8. Healthcare in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The UK's palliative care has also been ranked as the best in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit. [7] On the other hand, in 2005–09 cancer survival rates lagged ten years behind the rest of Europe, [8] although survival rates later increased. [9] [10] In 2015, the UK was 14th (out of 35) in the annual Euro health consumer index. [11]

  9. St Albans City Hospital - Wikipedia

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    St Albans City Hospital. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. St Albans City Hospital. Shown in Hertfordshire. Geography. Location. Waverley Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Coordinates. 51°45′40″N 0°20′35″W  /  51.76125°N 0.34307°W  / 51.76125; -0.34307.