MAJOR plans to relocate and expand the district’s A&E department.
The multi-million dollar work would result in the A&E department at Worcestershire Royal Hospital being relocated and a new “emergency village” created on the site.
The plans, now submitted to Worcester City Council for consideration, came after Worcestershire Acute Hospitals donated £ 15 million to the NHS Trust to help improve the city’s emergency care facilities.
The drawings show a 9,000-square-foot, one-story extension to the side of the hospital’s Aconbury East Station, which will house the new emergency and emergency care facilities. A special A&E department for children is also being built.
The Hospital Trust said it also plans to move its helipad so that patients who are airborne in an ambulance can go straight to the emergency room instead of having to be transported by ambulance.
Dr. Jules Walton, the hospital trust’s head of emergency care, said the work would provide a better setting and work environment for staff for patients and help reduce waiting times.
“This is a really exciting project that will give us a bigger emergency room to care for the growing number of patients who need our services each year – but it will also be a lot more,” she said.
“Our plans also include a dedicated child emergency room, x-ray and other diagnostic facilities, as well as a range of same day emergency services and emergency services for short stays in one unit.”
Matthew Hopkins, Chief Executive of the Hospital Trust, said, “We have seen at Alexandra Hospital how the reconfiguration of the emergency room and acute medical services has dramatically improved waiting times and the patient experience, and we are looking forward to developing at our Worcester site build up . ”
The plans can be viewed through the planning section on the Council’s website. The application number is 21/00319 / FUL. The public consultation ends on May 18th.