Tameside Hospital's A&E to be refurbished to allow more ambulance handovers and better 'patient outcomes'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlans to refurbish Tameside Hospital’s accident and emergency department have been granted approval. Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had applied to the council to design its existing A&E to provide a ‘clinically efficient department’ which would improve patient flow through the hospital.
The trust says it is aspiring to create a ‘landmark design’ for the emergency department, which combines a ‘striking and attractive appearance’ with a ‘safe and efficient working environment for the clinical teams’.
The plans, which have now been approved by the authority, will see a new rapid assessment and treatment facility and a new paediatric zone created. “All the above clinical areas have been designed to provide clinically safe and effective treatment spaces which will greatly improve the patient outcomes at Tameside District General Hospital,” the supporting design documents state.
The proposals also include a larger waiting room with additional triage facilities. There would also be an increase in ambulance parking bays from two to four, which would provide access from the rear of ambulances into the ‘blue light’ entrance of the emergency department.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
