A joint statement from the royal colleges of physicians on supporting the acute take.

This quality standard covers the care of adults (aged 18 years or older) who have a diagnosis of acute heart failure or are being investigated for acute heart failure.

This toolkit will help acute trusts to develop and initiate models of developmentally appropriate healthcare.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common condition that involves sudden, catastrophic loss of kidney function. It is estimated that AKI is associated with one in five emergency hospital admissions and causes up to 1.7 million deaths globally per year.

Consultant physicians are at the forefront of delivering care to patients presenting to hospital with medical emergencies.

All staff working in acute medical units (AMUs) will be familiar with the increasing number of frail older people requiring access to acute care.

This toolkit provides practical guidance on how to organise AMS to ensure that the 12-hour consultant presence delivers consistent high-quality care.

This toolkit provides practical guidance on how to define teaching and learning episodes more clearly, and facilitate learning on the AMU effectively.

This toolkit concentrates on the recognition of the altered physiology induced by ill health and the responses appropriate to these findings.

The toolkit includes a quick guide to common acute oncology emergencies and a guide to common medical problems caused by cancer diagnosis.