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Discharge lounges now open at Sandwell and City

October 27, 2022

To support with patient flow and allow timely admissions for our patients in ED to the wards, discharge lounges are now open 7 days a week, 7am – 7pm at the following locations:

  • Sandwell – Newton 1. To contact call ext. 2752 or ext. 2757
  • City – within AMU 1 (old AMAA). To contact call ext. 4990 or 5131

The lounges are the ideal location for patients who no longer have criteria to reside in our acute bedbase. Patients can be stepped down to the lounge whilst awaiting TTOs, transport or transfer to MFFD beds.

Please include the discharge lounge in your patient discharge discussions so they are aware of the journey. The lounges have eight chair spaces and four bed spaces on each site to support our patients comfort whilst awaiting discharge/transfer.

If you have a patient to discuss or have any queries please email karenjit.birring@nhs.net or call 07976075498.

Note: Bank shifts for qualified staff nurses and healthcare support workers are now available to book.