To ask if acute medical units in hospitals

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Are staffed by emergency department staff

No I don’t think so why ?

No, they aren’t.

Some of them may have worked in A&E before.

Not necessarily in my experience - depends on the NHS Trust & the purpose of the unit (assessment, short term inpatients, ambulatory care). There aren't enough specialist ED staff to go around.

Not specifically, though some staff will be on rotation and some staff might be doing additional shifts etc.

Why do you ask?

Not where I work, no.

Possible if they are doing it as bank or they're horrifically stuck for staff. As per pp, why?

Not in my trust although a few have had a&e experience and they are managed by the same senior matron as a&e

In our trust some of the doctors and Allied Health professionals cover emergency dept and acute medical units, not the nurses though, they seem to be specific to one area unless doing extra bank shifts when they can choose where to work.

No. Different types of staff will work on AMU's vs ED.

CDU's (clinical decision units) do often have the same staff as ED though. Appreciate that wasn't what you asked.

Both come under the heading of "unscheduled care" and as PP have said, there may be some cross over from that point of view. The AMU doctors may move between AMU and ED to see patients. Medical and Nursing staff may do bank work in both areas as there is often a lot of cross over in the skill set.