Category Archives: Emergency Village

As part of the Emergency Village scheme, a project managed by Atlas BFW Management on behalf of its client, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the contractors IHP will be undertaking remedial and refurbishment works to the external area at the front of Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) and the Minors ramp. These works… Continue Reading Notice of works outside Blackpool Victoria Hospitals’ Emergency Department

The #BTHEVandCC Emergency Village and Critical Care scheme build continues. This week’s build update from our construction partners, Integrated Health Projects (IHP) sees fire protection works to the steel frame continuing and roofing works starting.

The Emergency Village team held a summit this week to discuss a variety of topics ahead of the new Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) currently being built and due to open in August 2022. Held at the Village Hotel, guests and speakers came from across the Trust and across the country with the NHS England… Continue Reading Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Summit

Here is the latest update from construction partners, Integrated Health Projects (IPH) VINCI Construction UK: The concrete slab pours completed and steel column fire protection works progressed. 

Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) opened yesterday from its new home in the modular building on Whinpark car park 2, near the Emergency Department. Under the NHS Long Term Plan, all hospitals with a Type 1 ED will provide Same Day Emergency Care for medical and surgical services for a minimum of 12 hours a… Continue Reading SDEC finds new home

Under the NHS Long Term Plan, all hospitals with a Type 1 Emergency Department like Blackpool Victoria Hospital, will provide Same Day Emergency Care for medical and surgical services for a minimum of 12 hours a day, seven days a week, ideally operating during peak demand times. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will meet… Continue Reading Implementing Same Day Emergency Care: The interim moves

Building works continues on the site of the new Critical Care/SDEC building with the piling mat nearing completion. The next step will involve a piling rig.

Architect’s plan of the new SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre residents are guaranteed to benefit from enhanced emergency and critical care development thanks to agreed funding from NHS England and NHS Improvement. The Emergency Village and Critical Care development, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, will benefit from £13million towards the scheme… Continue Reading Blackpool Teaching Hospitals win full business case approval for new Emergency Village

Demolition is now complete and the piling mat formation works are currently ongoing in readiness for the piling to commence in the next few weeks.

Last week, a summit on the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) department was held on Teams to fully explore the plans and next steps from a variety of different colleagues throughout the Trust. When up and running, many patients will be able to be seen and treated in one day, avoiding a hospital admission. A… Continue Reading Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) summit held