Children’s ED and Assessment Unit opens at City Hospital

June 16, 2020

Our new-look children’s emergency and children’s assessment unit (CECU) has opened today – and it will lead to more efficient and streamlined care for our young patients

The £1.2 million development has taken eight months to build and is based at City Hospital and is officially called the Children’s Emergency Care Unit (CECU).

All children will be seen in one area which will mean patients will have access to paediatric and ED colleagues in a more timely manner.

The area is separate from the emergency department where adults are treated – so it will be safer and more child friendly in décor and ethos.

The updated facility boasts an animal theme with facts about each one in the cubicles and waiting areas making it a more comfortable and interesting environment for youngsters.

Your Trust Charity has funded and sourced wall sensory toys and table bead toys for the area along with smart TVs for six cubicles.

The Trust invested in the new facility to ensure the best care is delivered in line with national guidelines.

It replaces a separate paediatrics assessment unit (PAU) based on D19 at the end of the main hospital spine and children’s ED which was co-located within the main accident and emergency department at the front of the hospital.

The unit will be led by nurse Marie Hinks and it is estimated that 18,000 children, aged from birth to under 16, will use the facility each year.