By New £25 million assessment units for Grimsby and Scunthorpe hospitals
Hospitals in Grimsby and Scunthorpe are set to benefit from new £25 million acute assessment units in a bit to transform emergency care.
The units will be housed in what are currently emergency departments in the Grimsby and Scunthorpe hospitals.
The next phase of central government funding is set to be released following approval from the department of health.
Divisional medical director of medicine, Dr. Anwar Quereshi is looking forward to the changes “setting an example for the region”.
He said: “We have already made significant progress on constructing the new Emergency Departments, which will be used to provide care to you if you are seriously injured or ill. These facilities will also be hosting our Urgent care services- where you will be managed by our skilled practitioners for an urgent but non-life-threatening injury or illness”.
“Having this final phase of funding approved will allow us to complement these units with our Acute Assessment units and short-stay wards, all on one floor”.
“These AAUs will be staffed by expert clinicians trained in a wide variety of skills. This will allow us to see and diagnose you more quickly and get you on the right course of treatment, without necessarily having to admit you to a ward in the first instance.
“As a result, it’s less likely that clinically stable patients will need to be admitted and, if you are, you will probably spend less time in hospital.”
Dr. Quereshi was instrumental in designing the new units and facilities, as well as defining clinical pathways which determined how the families would provide the best possible care.
The new units will also host provision for same-day emergency care and are a key element in the trust’s ongoing investment plans to improve care at its hospitals and decrease waiting times for patients.
“It is a joint effort for which I am grateful to the ED, Acute Medicine, Surgical specialties, and Family Services teams at NLaG. Together, we have already updated and implemented processes and pathways based on best practice, which will swiftly move us into the use of the new facilities when available, setting an example in the region”.
The frontline team added: “The new department will bring new recruitment opportunities as we are now offering an attractive place to work, with investment in staff development and training.
“There will be excellent career development pathways for all staff, as well as new equipment, technology, and digital improvements.
“The new department will also provide a great learning environment for student nurses, doctors, and newly qualified nurses, developing and retaining workforce for the future”
