RBH Acute Medical Unit

Acute Medical Unit, Higher Monitoring Unit, Short Stay Unit, AECU, and SDEC at the Royal Berkshire Hospital

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

Welcome to the Acute medicine page for @RBNHSFT

Our page aims to:
⭐️ Celebrate the amazing work going on in our team
🧠 Share our learning experiences and opportunities
🖥 Link up with other units and share ideas & ways of working
👫 Introduce you to our lovely team

[Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust @RBNHSFT]

We are under extreme pressure, with high numbers of seasonal winter illnesses including flu and respiratory infections. Our Emergency Department is currently experiencing high demand, with long waits to be seen.

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

Congratulations team ICU! 🤩🤩

[Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust @RBNHSFT]

Huge congratulations to our entire ICU team who yesterday won ‘ICU Trust of the Year’ at the National Intensive Care Society awards! Wonderful recognition for amazing people, treating our sickest patients, at their toughest times.

[Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust @RBNHSFT]

Huge congratulations to our entire ICU team who yesterday won ‘ICU Trust of the Year’ at the National Intensive Care Society awards! Wonderful recognition for amazing people, treating our sickest patients, at their toughest times.

[Intensive Care Society 💙 @ICS_updates]

We’re delighted to announce the release of our latest guidance, developed in collaboration with @acutemedicine.

The guidance will help support the delivery and implementation of enhanced care units.

You can read the full guidance at https://t.co/gA6iWFQX6C

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

Congratulations to our physio Hattie presenting at the society of acute medicine conference POCUS session - were so proud of you! 💙 #SAMManchester

[Hattie Jones @hattiejones_]

Presented at #SAMManchester POCUS session today “Using lung ultrasound as a physio in AMU” A completely terrifying but fantastic day & experience 🫶🏼

[Steve McManus 💙 @CEO_RBFT]

Fantastic ⁦@RBNHSFT⁩ Walk for Wards fund raising event organised by our fab ⁦@RoyalBerksChar⁩ 5K or 10K route around the beautiful Mapledurham estate (thankyou so much for hosting us) nearly 40 dogs and 200 well behaved humans

[Dan Lasserson @DanLasserson]

Great discussion of how #PointOfCare diagnostics - bloods and #POCUS support acute medical care outside hospital. Key messages on medicines delivery from @McglenSophie.
Innovative @RBH_AMU pathways for alcohol detox @ home. Lots of learning to take home @AndrewW21023349

[RBFT Trust Library @rbhlibrary]

We'd just like to say a big thank you to @richardosman for generously donating his first two books to our library. They're available in our Health & Wellbeing section for all members of @RBNHSFT staff to enjoy. Thanks Richard! #TheThursdayMurderClub

[SAM Online @acutemedicine]

Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, speaks to @guardian’s @iansample about what is happening within the NHS as part of the podcast ‘Why is the NHS in crisis, and can it be fixed?’ Listen or download via the link. https://t.co/yoK0Uy2cW3

[Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust @RBNHSFT]

We are deeply saddened by the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth passing today.

The staff and volunteers at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust send our heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family at this time.

[Eamonn Sullivan @CNEamonn]

#RBFTClinicalFriday debrief - listening to patients, supporting staff, reviewing care, sharing learning ⁦@RBNHSFT⁩ ⁦@CEO_RoyalBerks⁩ ⁦@jessicaemilybea⁩ ⁦@janehchandler⁩ ⁦@domjhardy⁩

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

Head down to inpatient therapies tomorrow at 12:30 for cake & to support our amu physio Hattie & paeds physio Meg 🧁🏃🏼‍♀️ All the money is going to a fantastic cause! ⭐️

[Hattie Jones @hattiejones_]

🧁 RBH FRIENDS 🧁 If you need a Monday pick me up come to inpatient therapies at 12:30 tomorrow! ✨ We’re doing a bake sale to raise funds for our London marathon fundraising 🏃🏼‍♀️ (cancer research & teenage cancer trust) Sneak peak in the photo 🥕

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

We are so greatful to have Mel as part of our team, thank you for all you do ⭐️

[RBH Palliative Care @rbh_PallCare]

Mel has an exciting new role. She is our ‘front door’ CNS working in ED, AMU and Short Stay, enabling earlier palliative care, as well as supporting our staff to give excellent end of life care ⁦@RBNHSFT⁩ ⁦@CNEamonn⁩ ⁦@CEO_RoyalBerks⁩

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

Great work Dr Andy Walden and Dr Zac Etheridge and team: leading the way on the virtual ward front!

[BOX Courses @AIM_POCUS]

Really excited to see the release of the Virtual Acute Care Unit website https://t.co/D1qQ7a5DOX
A step forward for our Virtual Ward agenda. What do you think @DanLasserson @AcutemedSarbc ?

[Building Berkshire Together @BuildingRBH]

Yesterday we launched #GreenRewards at @RBNHSFT - an app for staff to win points for sustainable actions & the chance to win monthly vouchers from @RoyalBerksChar here is Dr Ben earning his first points #sustainability @GreenerNHS #green #rdg #rdguk

[Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust @RBNHSFT]

This week is @alzheimerssoc's #DementiaActionWeek. We asked Dr Dan Johnson to tell us more about Dementia. Find out more at https://t.co/b42I3RT2jD

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

@VauxEmma @RBNHSFT @UniofReading @ReadingHIP @jessicaemilybea @alisonswain25 @AngelaClarke100 @janehchandler @patnare3 @UKKidney @RBFTMedEd @rbhlibrary @CNEamonn @CEO_RoyalBerks Marvellous news!

[takeAIM @take__AIM]

Still a few days left to apply to become a takeAIM fellow. If you're an AIM registrar who wants to encourage the next generation of trainees, in collaboration with other fellows across the UK and @acutemedicine, email your CV to [email protected] by Friday (20th May)

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

Spaces available at the next FAMUS and FUSIC course in reading 🫁 JUNE 9TH AND 10TH. Discount available for AHP’s, nurses and physician associates 🌟 A fantastic course with teaching from the MDT. Book below 👇🏼

[BOX Courses @AIM_POCUS]

Next FAMUS and FUSIC Heart course in Reading, Berkshire:

[RBH Acute Medical Unit @RBH_AMU]

Happy #InternationalNursesDay Celebrating our amazing nurses on AMU, HMU, SSU and SDEC 🌈⭐️