A new £3.5 million pound Urgent Treatment Centre is open in Lincoln
it's at Lincoln County hospital
A new £3.5 million pound Urgent Treatment Centre is now open in Lincoln, it's part of a transformation for that kind of care at Lincoln County Hospital.
Based next to the A & E department, it's the first phase of the development which will eventually include new ambulance bays and a new paediatrics area.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Chief Executive, Andrew Morgan, said: “This has been a real team effort ever since the funding was announced in September last year. The final design has taken into account contributions by clinical and nursing staff from across the Trust and our partner organisations, as well as from patient experience and sensory impairment groups.
“Our colleagues from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) have been key to all of our plans as they will continue to manage the UTC, allowing our staff to care for and treat the sickest patients in the A&E department.”
The UTC’s Clinical Lead, Jeni Ives, said: “This centre will allow us to ensure our patients are seen in a timely manner by the right person, in the right place and will ensure that everyone receives the right level of care.”
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust Chief Executive, Maz Fosh, added: “This new UTC is brilliant news for our urgent care colleagues, as it will enable us to continue to deliver the best care to our patients and now in an environment that is fit for purpose and meets all of the current national standards.”
The completion of the UTC is the first phase in a programme of works that will transform the hospital’s emergency department. Other phases will see the expansion of the existing A&E department to include:
A bigger resus area with twice as many bays for the sickest emergency patients.
A new paediatrics area with its own dedicated waiting room, treatment cubicles and a sensory area for the youngest patients and their families.
Additional treatment rooms for mental health patients.
A new ambulance drop-off and bays created outside the front of the department with entrances directly into the resus and majors areas.
Additional clinical space, meaning that the emergency department will be able to accept patients from ambulance crews with improved speed and safety