The Entrance for Children's emergency department at UHCW has re-opened
Building works to increase capacity for clinical assessment in the children’s Emergency Department (CED) complete this week. This marks the completion of the sixth and final phase of the £15 million Emergency Department expansion project sees the opening of two triage rooms, 14 cubicles including a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) assessment room, two resus bays, seven observation beds and the expansion of the patient waiting area.
The footprint of CED has expanded significantly, with seating in the waiting room increasing from 24 to 40. The addition of a second triage room will help reduce the risk of unassessed patients.
One of the seven Paediatric observation beds can also be used as a dedicated area for the treatment of patients presenting with infectious diseases, helping us to further protect our patients and staff from infection risks.
