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State-of-the-art resus facilities open at Russells Hall Hospital Emergency Department

State-of-the-art resus facilities open at Russells Hall Hospital Emergency Department

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust have officially opened their brand new, state of the art resus facilities, located at the Trust’s Russells Hall Hospital emergency department.

Following a successful redevelopment bid in 2020, the enhanced resuscitation space will revolutionise the care given at the Trust’s emergency department and offer immediate support in meeting current and future patient demand for resuscitation capacity over the next ten years.

The space has state-of-the-art resus facilities including dedicated paediatric areas and in the event of future pandemics or outbreaks new isolation rooms will help facilitate appropriate and safe care.

There is also an improved bereavement suite that will provide bereaved relatives and carers a more comfortable space to receive support and privacy as they come to terms with their loss.

This groundbreaking development brings new technology and equipment to the department to support the NHS’s focus on a move from analogue to digital innovation in healthcare environments, including a digital medicine system to improve the storing, usage and prescribing of drugs to patients.

The Dudley Group chief executive Diane Wake said, “The vision for this incredible project began prior to the COVID pandemic and it is a great honour and a real testament to the hard work and determination of so many people to be able to open this new development.

“It is a defining moment for our Trust and will have huge benefits not only for the people of Dudley and the wider Black Country community, but also for our staff through revolutionary new facilities and care equipment that they can utilise in full.”

Dudley Mayor Councillor Peter Lee, local members of parliament, Mike Wood MP, Cat Eccles MP and Sonia Kumar MP and numerous hospital staff came together to officially cut the ribbon ahead of the space opening to the public.

The redevelopment was managed by Trust’s Private Finance Initiative partners Mitie and Summit Healthcare with construction work undertaken by Speller Metcalfe.

Rob Lashford, regional director, Speller Metcalfe said: "Working in a live hospital is always a complex and sensitive undertaking, with the building operating 24/7, and it is fantastic to see the Trust able to realise its transformation plans, which will have an immediate positive impact on the patient experience and staff operations."

The development will also maximise support for the Trust’s staff with the opportunity to now have areas for specialist training, building on the Trust’s personal development framework and goal of securing university status.