The service patients receive now is safe, delivered to a high standard and is at least as good as what patients receive elsewhere is this country – but we know we can do better.
Our senior doctors want all seriously ill or injured patients to be seen by a
specialist doctor because we know that, if patients are treated by a specialist, they will receive the latest and best treatment available and will be more likely to make a full recovery. For example evidence tells us that there is a 38% reduction in odds of death or dependency when specialist care is given compared to non-specialist care.
Our senior doctors have talked for many years about how to make this possible.
“We believe an emergency care hospital will give patients better access to better staffed, better equipped, emergency services.
“By uniting specialist medical expertise patients will see senior specialists much earlier than is possible with our current arrangements.”
Richard Curless, Consultant Physician
Colin Doig, Consultant Physician
Jeremy Rushmer, Consultant Anaesthetist