What does "a&e" mean?

The accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital.

What is a synonym for "a&e"?

Common synonyms include: casualty, casualty department, ed, emerg.

How do you pronounce "a&e"?

Pronounced //eɪ(ə)n(d)ˈiː//.

A&e

//eɪ(ə)n(d)ˈiː// name

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1
The accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital. Commonwealth, UK
"It is too soon to measure the impact of Hubbard’s work on hospital admission figures. But a practice frailty nurse helped reduce A&E attendances and admissions by 54% and GP home visit requests by 81%."
2
Initialism of Arts and Entertainment. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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casualty casualty department ed emerg

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"It is too soon to measure the impact of Hubbard’s work on hospital admission figures. But a practice frailty nurse helped reduce A&E attendances and admissions by 54% and GP home visit requests by 81%."

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