Addressing winter capacity challenges
NHS Winter Plan 23/24
Supporting the NHS’ key ambitions, we have a range of mobile units that can help with increasing capacity, faster admission and treatment in A&E, and enabling ambulances to get back on the road with quicker handovers.
How we can support:
A&E triage
A&E triage
SDEC units
Urgent care
A&E triage Respiratory hubs
Outpatient clinics
Vaccinations
Urgent capacity
A&E triage
Urgent care
SDEC units
Total deployment footprint (inc. access ramp) : 21m x 23m
At a glance:
5
HTM/HBN compliant
Liberty unit
5 patient bays
space Space-efficient footprint Built on site in 3 days
Tom Abell Chief Executive at East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST)
Aspect
At a glance:
8 patient bays
HTM compliant space
Space-efficient footprint
Built on site in 2 hours
Vaccination unit Urgent
Total deployment footprint (inc. access ramp) : 21m x 8m
8
capacity
Keith Austin Chief Executive at EMS Healthcare
Respiratory hub
Total deployment footprint: 18m x 7.5
5 Treatment chair capacity Ideal for community locations Onboard staff facilities Easily movable Liberty Podded
At a glance:
Infusion unit
Additional capacity
Dr Philip Webb Chief Executive at Respiratory Innovation Wales
Outreach
At a glance: Ideal for community locations Additional
Urgent care
2
2 consult rooms Self-drive or Managed Service option Easily movable
Respiratory hub
Vaccinations
Total footprint: 7.4m x 4m
capacity
Outpatient clinic
Total deployment footprint: 15.5m x 9m
CDC
Additional capacity
Case Study: Supporting underserved communities
Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust
Provides on-the-spot vaccinations, physical health checks, wellbeing, and mental health support
Within the first year of mobilising in Cheshire and Merseyside it provided 17,070 COVID-19 vaccinations
We provide the trust with 3 self-drive units, enabling their NHS staff to drive to locations and provide clinical services
Louis McDermott
Operational Lead for Vaccination and Living Well Service at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
