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Your support will improve care, expand services and meet the growing demand from patients seeking urgent and emergency treatment at Great Western Hospital. Help us to create a welcoming, calm environment which meets the needs of all our patients, reduces anxiety and gives patients dignity.
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Situation
Our current facilities for providing urgent and emergency care at Great Western Hospital are inadequate. The facilities are too small and pressure on space will only increase. The local population is growing and ageing. Demand for emergency care has almost doubled. 30,500 patients in Swindon have more than 3 chronic conditions and the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic will be felt for years to come. This adds up to heightened pressure on beds, longer lengths of stay & a poor patient experience.
Solution
To provide urgent and emergency care services which are fit for purpose both now and well into the future, ensuring we can give patients the best possible care when they need it the most. By 2024 Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will have expanded the space available to see patients needing urgent or emergency care. We will also move some of our existing emergency medicine services from the third floor of the hospital to the ground floor. Patients are consulted about the redesign.
