25/11/2025
⚠️Today, our services are under severe pressure, and our ED is exceptionally busy.
👀ED is not always the best place to be if you think you need treatment today. If you have a life threatening or emergency condition, or if you have deteriorated rapidly, then you should absolutely be in the department and being seen by our clinicians. However, if your condition is less urgent, you’d probably be better off being seen by clinicians in one of the other places, faster.
🩺You see, here in ED, we prioritise patients on clinical need and our most poorly patients will be seen by a clinician in one of our specialist areas: Majors, Resus or in our Ambulance Assessment Area. Children have a specific paediatric area, designed to keep them entertained and as calm as possible whilst they wait to be seen.
🚑These areas are behind the main waiting area so, even though the initial ambulatory (walk in) area may not look busy, it is likely that, behind the doors, there are patients needing specialist care having suffered a medical episode or trauma and our clinicians will be supporting them to ensure that they are stabilised and treated as quickly as possible.
⏰So, if your condition doesn’t need emergency treatment, you may wait longer to see someone – and get back home.
➡️Please consider using alternative services for non-emergency health issues:
✅ Self-care: Manage minor ailments at home.
✅ Pharmacy: Get expert advice and over-the-counter treatments.
✅ GPs: Schedule an appointment for ongoing health concerns.
✅ NHS 111: Call or visit online for urgent medical advice.
✅ Urgent Treatment Centres: Urgent medical help when it’s not a life-threatening emergency.
🔗 For more information, visit our website: https://bit.ly/crhftrs
💙 Please - it could help you get the treatment you need, in a place that is right for you.
Thank you for supporting us to prioritise care for those who need it.
