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Emergency services

Hammersmith Hospital’s emergency unit provides a coordinated service for the assessment, reception, referral and discharge of patients with acute illnesses, minor injuries and illnesses. The department sees about 30,000 patients a year.

The department is divided into three areas:

• The major illness/injury area has resuscitation bays as well as cardiac and invasive monitoring facilities, and cares for acutely unwell patients
• The assessment area has facilities for potentially infectious patients or those with mental health problems. Patients with a serious illness are assessed in this area
• The urgent care centre operates from 08.00 to 22.00, 365 days a year. Patients with minor injuries and illnesses are seen in this area

There is no provision for the treatment of paediatric patients or major trauma patients within the unit.

Any self-referring paediatric patients will be directed to the nearest paediatric unit after triage. Any paediatric patient in need of urgent care will be assessed, stabilised by a paediatrician from either the ambulatory care unit or neonatal unit and transferred by London Ambulance Service (LAS).

(Please see ambulatory paediatrics for more details).

Any self-referring major trauma patients will be assessed and transferred by LAS.

Consultants

• View all emergency services consultants at Hammersmith Hospital

Location
The new purpose-built emergency unit is on the ground floor, south corridor, A block, near the main entrance.

B1 & B2 wards
There are two admission wards that work in partnership with the emergency unit. There are 28 beds across the two wards which include three side rooms located on B1. There are monitoring facilities on B2 and the ward caters for level two patients.

Quality indicators
The Trust publishes monthly data on the performance of the A&E service at our hospitals.
View the A&E clinical quality indicators