Provision of a Minor Injury Clinic Facility with Associated Services

Description

Due to continuing increases in attendances in the Emergency Department of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) it was acknowledged that a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) facility was essential in ensuring patients were seen and treated in the most appropriate setting and ensuring compliance with non-admitted Patient Experience Times (PET). Local Injury Units within an Emergency Care Network, provide care for non-life threatening or limb-threatening injuries for limited hours’ of patient access. They form a differentiated unscheduled pathway to divert patients away from undifferentiated attendances at the MMUH main emergency department. Due to continuing increases in attendances in the Emergency Department of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) it was acknowledged that a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) facility was essential in ensuring patients were seen and treated in the most appropriate setting and ensuring compliance with non-admitted Patient Experience Times (PET). Local Injury Units within an Emergency Care Network, provide care for non-life threatening or limb-threatening injuries for limited hours’ of patient access. They form a differentiated unscheduled pathway to divert patients away from undifferentiated attendances at the MMUH main emergency department.