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07 · Critical & Emergency Care Center

Emergency Medicine

24/7 emergency care, run to UK trauma standards.

Consultants
9+
Sub-specialties
Procedures
12

Overview.

Our emergency department is consultant-led 24/7 and runs to UK trauma standards, with on-site CT, ultrasound and direct activation pathways for stroke, heart attack and major trauma. A streamed triage process gets sicker patients to the right team within minutes, while a fast-track area handles minor injuries and illness without the wait. The ED is integrated with critical care, surgery and anaesthesia for seamless escalation when needed.

Services

Procedures & services

  • Triage and resuscitation
  • Primary PCI activation for STEMI
  • IV thrombolysis for stroke
  • Trauma activation
  • Endotracheal intubation
  • Chest tube insertion
  • Suturing & wound care
  • Fracture splinting & reduction
  • Bedside ultrasound (FAST)
  • Procedural sedation
  • Acute pain management
  • Rapid mental-health assessment
Our consultants

The team that will care for you.

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Dr. John Thomson

Dr. John Thomson

Consultant, Emergency Medicine
MBChB·MRCSEd (A&E)·FRCEM
29 Years experience
Dr. Shireen Alshareef

Dr. Shireen Alshareef

Chairperson Emergency Medicine Specialist
MD·SB-EM
16 Years experience
Frequently asked

Questions before you book.

  • Come to the ED for chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe trauma, breathing difficulty or any condition you feel is life-threatening. Minor illness can wait for our urgent-care clinic.

  • Sicker patients are seen first. Most critical presentations are reviewed within minutes; minor cases may wait longer at busy times. We aim to keep waits transparent.

  • Consultants lead every shift 24/7. Patients are seen first by senior emergency physicians and consultants are involved in all serious cases.

  • Yes. We have a paediatric emergency pathway with on-call paediatricians and child-friendly assessment areas.

  • Emergency care is provided to anyone who needs it. Our finance team handles authorisation in parallel; payment never delays treatment.

  • Trauma activation alerts surgery, anaesthesia, critical care and radiology simultaneously. Most major-trauma decisions happen within the first 30 minutes.

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