The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) is a 28 bed ward designed to manage the flow of emergency medical admissions. The unit assesses the condition of patients who have been referred from A&E, outpatient clinics or a GP. It is located in purple zone, level -1 at Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

We also have an AAU (Acute Assessment Unit) at Maidstone Hospital.

Lead Matron: Kate Hallewell
Matron: Sindhu Balagopal
Ward Manager: Hayley Cruse
Junior Sisters: Portia Abroh, Maisara Garcia, Grace Bennett, Anupriya Jose, Julie Kelloway, Evelyn Tekis, Jessica Walsh, Ashok Thomas and Rebecca Whibley

Visiting hours: To help protect our patients and staff from coronavirus we have revised our visitor policy. Please contact the ward for details about the designated visiting times. For the latest information about our visitor policy, please click here.

For more information about protected meal times and infection control on our wards, view the Visiting hours page.