SDEC receives NHS England visit

The Trust was delighted to host a delegation from NHS England last Thursday as we officially opened the Same Day Emergency Care Unit with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. As well as celebrating the successes and fantastic work of all those involved with the clinical teams the visit was also an opportunity to share learning and as… Continue Reading SDEC receives NHS England visit

The right care, in the right place, at the right time – new facility to open at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals will open its all-new Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit today, Monday 5 September with the new facility benefitting both patients and the healthcare system by reducing waiting times and hospital visits. The new SDEC completes the second phase of the Trust’s new Emergency Village project, following the Critical Care move to… Continue Reading The right care, in the right place, at the right time – new facility to open at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

What is Same Day Emergency Care?

In August the first phase of the Trust’s Emergency Village will open with the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit. The new facility will bring together multi-disciplinary teams from both medical and surgical disciplines and will have a significant positive impact on reducing unnecessary emergency admissions to the hospital. In this video, Dr Adeline Israel,… Continue Reading What is Same Day Emergency Care?

Latest works to Emergency Village

Last week’s progress to the #BTHEVandCC Emergency Village and Critical Care Scheme build included: Works to levels 1 and 2, this includes Mechanical and Electrical First Fix and Wiring, Partition Second Fix and Spray Plastering. In addition to this, work to the Roofing and Plantroom continued and is showing outstanding levels of progress. This included works to… Continue Reading Latest works to Emergency Village

Roofing underway

The roofing works are now well underway and today’s crane has been assisting with the installation of the new plantroom roof.