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A & E

A & E is the alternative form of A&E.

Meaning of A&E

Proper noun

A&E

  1. (Commonwealth, UK) The accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital.
    • 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%.2016 June 30, Kate Murray, “How occupational therapists help keep older people out of hospital”, in The Guardian

Questions about A & E

What is A & E the alternative form of?
A & E is the alternative form of A&E.

Words near A & E in the dictionary

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  10. A and E
  11. A and M

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