Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AECU)

Where is the AECU?

Lister Ward, Lower Ground Floor at Hillingdon

Opening hours

Weekdays 8am–8pm (last arrival 6pm), Weekends 8am–4pm (last arrival 2pm)

What is it for?

AECU provides urgent same-day care for medically stable patients who:
•    Would otherwise be admitted for investigations or treatment
•    Can safely be managed as outpatients
•    Are referred from ED, UTC, hospital wards or clinics

AECU supports: 

  • Admission avoidance (from ED/UTC)
  • Timely outpatient treatment (for patients not requiring a trolley)
  • Early supported discharge, including:
  • Ongoing IV treatment
  • Clinical assessment
  • Investigations not requiring inpatient stay

AECU is NOT for:

•    GP follow-up
•    Outpatient phlebotomy (repeat bloods)
•    Routine monitoring of treatment progress