Medical Assessment Unit at MGH


MAU at MGH

If a patient is transferred from the MAU (at MGH), a receiving CUH in-patient consultant/team must have accepted the patient (see protocol 37 criteria), prior to transfer.

Similarly, if a patient is being transferred from CUH to MGH, there must be a clearly identified "accepting" consultant/team.


Inclusion criteria

  • Syncope
  • Falls
  • Decompensation of established chronic illness
  • Heart Failure
  • COPD/Fibrotic Lung Disease/Bronchiectasis
  • Asthma
  • Poorly controlled diabetes
  • Exacerbation of IBD/chronic liver disease
  • Patient well known to MGH with acute illness
  • Community acquired pneumonia
  • Suspected deep vein thrombosis
  • Suspected pulmonary embolism
  • Shortness of breath
  • Haemoptysis
  • Fever/rigors
  • Headaches unlikely to need neurology or neurosurgical involvement
  • Vomiting illness
  • All chest pain (Not STEMI)
  • Weight loss for investigation
  • Anaemia? cause
  • Urosepsis
  • Jaundice

Not suitable MGH MAU

  • STEMI
  • Acute stroke/TIA
  • Likely to require ITU
  • Likely to require neurology or neurosurgery
  • Acute Surgery
  • Cellulitis with ulceration
  • Alcohol /Drug related !


Content by Dr Íomhar O' Sullivan. Last review Dr ÍOS 16/02/25.