Emergency Medicine
This department is the major accident unit for Cheshire,
Merseyside and Flintshire and currently handles over 62,000 cases
per annum. The Department deals with the full range of surgical and
medical emergencies and has full back up (Radiology, Pathology and
Anaesthetics) together with the normal range of in-patient
specialties found within an acute hospital. It is well equipped
with a large resuscitation room which accommodates three people.
Two major treatment rooms provide space for reduction of fractures
and the application of plaster casts and minor operations, which
are performed under local, regional or general anaesthesia.
Emergency Medicine is a major accident unit for
Cheshire, Merseyside, and Flintshire - handling over 62,000 cases
per annum
The Department was extended to provide a dedicated children's
treatment and assessment area called 'Kids Zone' and has benefited
from the completion of a major refurbishment funded by the DoH from
A&E Modernisation funds.
The Department is divided into Majors and Minors. Majors is led by
a Senior Nurse/Team Leader. The Minors department is led by a team
of Emergency Nurse Practitioners. Alongside Majors we have an
Emergency Assessment Unit which comprises 16 beds. These beds are
used for short stay patients with medical, surgical and emergency
conditions.