What we do
We see around 40,000 children each year in our department and
approximately 25% of all children who present to the emergency
department are admitted to the hospital. Nationally we have one of
the lowest admission rates and our outcomes for Paediatric Major
Trauma are amongst the best in the UK. The department is open 24
hours a day, every day of the year and we see and treat all
children with medical, surgical, trauma-related and mental health
emergencies.
In addition to the department's clinical work we are also
actively engaged in activities to improve patient care through
clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement and audit
and research. The emergency department participates in a range of
national and international research programmes to improve emergency
care for children including those linked to PERUKI. The department has
an active paediatric simulation programme with support from the Bristol Medical Simulation Centre
and programmes of education and learning for registrars and nursing
staff.
