Emergency target waiting time success

Staff at the Causeway Hospital are celebrating after achieving the significant milestone of having no 12-hour waiting time breaches in the Emergency Department over the past two years.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Sep 2015, 08:50 BST
Councillor Michelle Knight-McQuillan, Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Council Borough Council, Sister Patricia McKeever, Fergal Dunn, Consultant and Linda Linford, Assistant Director Medical.Councillor Michelle Knight-McQuillan, Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Council Borough Council, Sister Patricia McKeever, Fergal Dunn, Consultant and Linda Linford, Assistant Director Medical.
Councillor Michelle Knight-McQuillan, Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Council Borough Council, Sister Patricia McKeever, Fergal Dunn, Consultant and Linda Linford, Assistant Director Medical.

As one of two acute hospitals in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Causeway Hospital, which was opened in 2001, offers a range of services including a busy 24 hour Emergency Department. Over 40,000 people present at the Emergency Department every year.

Commenting on the waiting time target achievement, Mr Fred Mullan, Divisional Medical Director and Consultant Surgeon at Causeway Hospital praised the entire hospital team for the success: “We have a wonderful team here at Causeway and it is entirely thanks to the dedication and commitment of every person in that team that we have seen continuing improvement year on year in waiting times.

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“To be able to report that over the past two years we have assessed, treated and either discharged or admitted all patients from the Emergency Department in less than 12 hours reflects truly integrated, multi-disciplinary working in practice and my thanks go to everyone involved.”

Related topics:Northern Health and Social Care Trust