Enter and view: Royal Sussex County Hospital emergency department

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Healthwatch Brighton and Hove undertook an enter and view visit to the Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital on 22 March 2024.  They asked volunteers to give a score out of 10 as a simple way to assess things.

Urgent treatment centre

  • Welcoming environment: 8 out of 10
  • Safe environment: 10 out of 10
  • Caring environment: 8 out of 10
  • Well organised and calm environment: 9 out of 10

Emergency department reception

  • Welcoming environment: 4 out of 10
  • Safe environment: 5 out of 10
  • Caring environment: 4 out of 10
  • Well organised and calm environment: 5 out of 10

Ambulatory Clinical Decision Unit

  • Welcoming environment: 9 out of 10
  • Safe environment: 9 out of 10
  • Caring environment: 8 out of 10
  • Well organised and calm environment: 9 out of 10

Majors and resus

  • Welcoming environment: 5 out of 10
  • Safe environment: 5 out of 10
  • Caring environment: 8 out of 10
  • Well-organised and calm environment: 6 out of 10

Enhanced observation unit - mental health

  • Welcoming environment: 9 out of 10
  • Safe environment: 9 out of 10
  • Caring environment: 9 out of 10
  • Well-organised and calm environment: 8 out of 10

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Brighton And Hove
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Key themes
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Service organisation, delivery, change and closure
Waiting times- punctuality and queuing on arrival

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Observation (eg Enter and View)
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
Not Known

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Emergency department (inc A&E)
Urgent primary care, including Urgent Treatment Centres, walk-in care, out of hours GP services, minor injury and treatment centres
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