Hello everyone! The new building is now almost complete and ready to open to the public at 4am on Wednesday 26 th April. It seems crazy that almost four years on from the initial planning and development of the building we are now finally almost at the point of opening! So much hard work has been put in by both clinical and non-clinical colleagues to get to this point. The deep clinical clean has now been completed, and staff familiarisation continues in the new building. Our IT team have also been working hard to install all of the kit and ensure connectivity in preparation for ‘go live’. E-obs is scheduled to be introduced to the current ED on Wednesday 19 th April along with a NerveCentre Upgrade in readiness for the move. There will be plenty of support from the IT department and NerveCentre team during this time – staff should be able to identify these individuals by their bright yellow t-shirts! The picture above shows the paediatric Emergency Department entra...
Hi Everyone, We are entering the final few days of construction work, with the contractors on schedule to hand over the keys to Leicester’s Hospitals on Monday 6 March! Work on the build started in 2015 so as the opening approaches it is a very exciting time for everyone involved. Above: The new ambulance bay. When the building work has finished we will start training and begin to familiarise our staff to their new working environment. Lots of work is going on behind the scenes to make sure that everyone knows what they are doing and where everything is so that they can begin treating patients on Wednesday 26th April. Above: The Children’s Emergency Department waiting area. The Children’s Hospital rocket logo (paid for by Leicester Hospitals Charity) has recently been installed. Above: The spacious Adult Reception area is almost complete. Between Monday 6 th March and Wednesday 26th April (when the new department opens to the public), there is s...
Another week, more demolition. The team continue to make good progress with the demolition and clearing of the site for our new Emergency Floor. Did you know... every day, an ambulance will arrive at the Royal Infirmary every 9 minutes.
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