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To mark the first anniversary of the official opening of the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) at Addenbrooke’s two raffles are being held to raise funds for the department. Prizes have been generously donated by local companies with the top prize being two first class return tickets to New York with EOS Airlines.
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Silver raffle: |
First prize – Half an hour flying lesson with Mid-Anglia School of Flying
Tickets: £1 each
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Gold raffle: |
First prize - Two first class return tickets to New York from EOS Airlines
Tickets: £2 each
There are 25 prizes in each raffle. |
If you are interested in buying raffle tickets to help support the department you can buy them at the Grafton Centre, Cambridge, on Saturday 2 June and Sunday 3 June, or contact:
Kate Dominy, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
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About the EAU
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In June 2006 Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) was officially opened by Professor Sir George Alberti, the national clinical director for emergency access.
The EAU was built with the aim of concentrating emergency staff and facilities in one place. The unit provides one ‘front door’ for patients where they are assessed by an integrated multi-professional team including doctors, nurses and other staff who make early decisions about treatment and care. This enables the team to decide whether patients can be discharged, managed within the EAU or need a specialist opinion or possible admission to a main hospital ward. The project has allowed a total rethink of the way emergency care is delivered at a time when demand for emergency services is increasing. For example, over the past year it has allowed the development of roles such as the emergency nurse practitioners, who assess, treat and discharge patients with minor injuries or minor health problems, a reduction in the average length of stay for patients and overall a more efficient, streamlined service. |
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