Same day emergency care service specification

Same day emergency care (SDEC) allows specialists, where appropriate, to assess, diagnose and treat patients on the same day of arrival who would otherwise have been admitted to hospital. This specification defines what should be delivered as part of the SDEC service. It includes links to reference documents and metrics for measurement (the desired outcomes and outputs) so that safe, effective same day services are delivered across health care systems to deliver urgent and emergency care (UEC) services.

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