EMERGENCY MEDICINE

The emergency departments at Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals serve a combined catchment population of around 800,000 people. They provide comprehensive 24/7 services and offer a wealth of training opportunities for their trainees.

Ipswich Hospital

The Emergency Department at Ipswich Hospital is made up of a large multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses and advanced care practitioners (ACPs). There are 14 consultants, 9 registrars, 9 CT1 doctors (3 ACCS) and 6 FY2 doctors. In addition, there are 11 ACPs, 5 regular senior locum doctors and 10 ENPs.

Ipswich has a catchment population of around 400,000 and sees around 80,000 patients a year (15% of these are paediatrics). The emergency department is made up of a dedicated resus area and a major and minor treatment area. There are 6 resus beds and 13 major cubicles. There are also 4 dedicated paediatric cubicles and a paediatric resus bay. There are x-ray facilities within the department.

Additionally, there is a purposebuilt urgent treatment center which sees minor injuries and fractures. This is predominantly staffed by ENPs. There is instant access to x-ray facilities and orthopaedic technicians for fracture casting.

Colchester Hospital

The Emergency Department at Colchester Hospital is made up of a large multidisciplinary team. There are 7 registrars, 2 core trainees and 8 foundation doctors (FY2). In addition, there are several trust grade doctors.

Colchester has a catchment population of around 370,000 and sees around 14,000 patients a month. The emergency department is made up of a resus area and a major and minor treatment area. There is also a dedicated paediatric emergency department.