Patient, Parent and Carer Information

Jargon buster

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A & E

Accident and Emergency Department.

Acute services

Medical and surgical treatment provided in Alder Hey.

Admission

A term used when a patient comers into the hospital.

Ambulatory care

Services where children and young people do not stay in hospital overnight. E.g. x-ray, day surgery.