RD&E Children’s Emergency Department Appeal

The Royal Devon Hospitals Charity has launched a £250,000 appeal to help fund a world class children’s Emergency Department (ED) area at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E).

We want to create a calm and welcoming space within the ED for younger patients needing urgent medical care. It will have a separate reception and larger waiting area, with colourful wall art, bespoke comfortable seating and ‘sky’ ceiling panels, as well as child-friendly interactive equipment, including USB charging points.

It will mean children and young people will no longer have to sit alongside adults in an often-cramped waiting room at what can be a scary and upsetting time for families.

The dedicated children’s ED area will also feature paediatric bays and a new Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU). It is being built as part of a multi-million-pound transformation of the ED by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which started in March 2021 and is due to be completed in September 2024.

The ED at the RD&E sees around 104,000 patients of all ages per year, of which, around 36,000 are children and young people.

Together, with the help of the local community, we can help them feel safe and secure from the moment they arrive.

If you would like to support our appeal, please visit https://rdecharity.enthuse.com/cf/ed-...

Or if you would like to find out more about how you can get involved, please give us a call at 01392 402040 or email [email protected]

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