EAC welcomes first patients
Wexham Park Hospital’s £49m new emergency assessment centre (EAC) has welcomed its first patients. The medical and surgical short stay units on the second floor of the building officially opened on Saturday 23 February.
First services to open in £49m EAC
Our first patients move into Wexham Park’s new emergency assessment centre on 23 February. The medical and surgical short stay units on the second floor are the first services to open in the state-of-the-art building.
Emergency centre handover complete
The Trust has taken possession of Wexham Park's new emergency assessment centre (EAC) - and it will begin receiving patients within weeks.
Green light for Heatherwood Hospital
Building work on a new Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot is starting, giving more local people access to state-of-the-art healthcare services on their doorstep for decades to come. The Board of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust announced today (Friday 11 January) that construction of the £98m development can now begin and the new hospital should be complete by late 2021
Car park opens to the public
A new 200 space car park is opening to the public at Wexham Park Hospital. The site, formally part of Pinewood Nurseries, is directly opposite the hospital’s huge new £50m Emergency Assessment Centre (EAC). It has been positioned close to the new building so patients and visitors have easy access. A zebra crossing has also been added in Wexham Street.
Students get 'A Taste of...' hospital life
Almost 150 potential healthcare workers of the future were welcomed by Frimley Health recently for an insight into life working in a busy NHS hospital. Students from local schools and colleges registered for the Trust’s annual ‘A Taste of Frimley’ and ‘A Taste of Wexham’ events, held at Frimley Park Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital.
A&E volunteers are true champions
Frimley Park Hospital’s emergency department volunteers have scooped a prestigious national award. They were named Outstanding Volunteering Team of the Year in the first ever Helpforce Champions awards.
Tour £49m emergency centre
Healthcare professionals are being offered a first look behind the doors of one of the newest and best emergency centres in the country. Wexham Park Hospital is holding a recruitment day on Saturday 17 November to showcase nursing opportunities at its unique £49m emergency assessment centre (EAC).
National Freedom to Speak Up Guardian visits
The head of a national initiative encouraging NHS staff to raise concerns at work has visited Frimley Health to learn more about the programme’s success at the Trust.
Cancer survivor's £6,000 'thank you'
A cancer survivor has thanked staff at Wexham Park Hospital for her care by raising thousands of pounds towards specialist medical equipment.