Our Services A - Z - A&E - Accident & Emergency

• About the Team

  Clinical Director - Dr John Matthews

  DDO for Urgent and Emergency Care - Nicky Taggart

  Directorate Manager - Susan Curran

  Matrons – Su Hobbs / Claire Fraser

• Location

  The Emergency Department is located on Level 0 Red zone at Whiston Hospital.

  The entrance to the Accident and Emergency Department can be accessed via Dragon Lane, Prescot.

• Contact Details

  Contact number - 0151 430 1313

• Relevant Links

  NHS Choices www.nhs.uk

• Patient Information Leaflets

  Title - Ankle sprain advice

  Description - The doctor / practitioner who has seen you has diagnosed you with an ankle sprain. This means that you have damaged one or more of the ligaments surrounding the ankle joint.

  Title - Corneal Abrasion

  Description - A corneal abrasion is a scratch on the clear part of the front of the eye, called the cornea.

  Title - Discharge following sedation

  Description - What to expect/ Things to do after sedation/Things to avoid after sedation

  Title - Head Injury in a Child

  Description - Your child has been examined today and we feel that it is right for him / her to leave hospital.

  Title - Head Injury in an Adult

  Description - You have been examined and we feel it is right for you to leave hospital.

  Title - Knee pain and injury

  Description - Knee pain can be caused by an injury to any of the soft tissue structures around the joint.

  Title - Looking after your plaster cast

  Description - How to care for your plaster cast/ Plaster cast tips/ Help with your cast

  Title - Mallet finger

  Description - You have an injury known as Mallet Finger. This is due to either a tear in the tendon that straightens the end joint of the finger, or a small fracture of the bone at the point which the tendon joins the bone.

  Title - Mechanical lower back pain

  Description - You have been seen by one of our clinicians and been diagnosed with mechanical or musculoskeletal back pain. It’s a common problem affecting the majority of us at some point in our life.

  Title - Neck injury

  Description - Neck pain is very common and could be due to accident or injury, the result of a road traffic accident or something as simple as a stumble, or it could be spontaneous e.g. pain felt due to no obvious cause.

  Title - Nose injury or nose bleed

  Description - You have suffered an injury to your nose and been examined by a Doctor/Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) Please read this leaflet carefully and follow the instructions below.

  Title - Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

  Description - The risk of developing a thrombosis may be increased during a hospital stay for various reasons. It can cause pain, discomfort and lead to long term problems in the limbs and lungs. It may even be fatal.

  Title - Rib injury

  Description - Rib Injuries/ How to help yourself/ Breathing exercises

  Title - Scaphoid injury or fracture

  Description - The scaphoid bone is one of the 8 carpal bones of your wrist. It sits below the thumb. It is the most common carpal bone to injure or break (fracture). Most people experience a scaphoid injury or fracture from falling on their outstretched hand.

  Title - Sedation in the Emergency Department

  Description - Sedation is usually given so that it is more comfortable for you to have a painful or unpleasant procedure done.

  Title - Shoulder Pain / Injury

  Description - Shoulder pain can be caused by injury to any of the soft structures around the joint. It might be part of a general condition such as osteoarthritis.

  Title - Skin Glue

  Description - The “glue” that has been used to treat your cut is medical glue and is made especially to treat cuts.

  Title - Stitches and Steristrips

  Description - Stitches/ Steristrips/ Scar Advice

  Title - Using crutches

  Description - Using your crutches to stand/ Using your crutches to sit/ Using your crutches to walk/ Using your crutches on stairs/ Safety advice

  Title - What happens when your heart and breathing stops

  Description - This Easy Read leaflet tells you about what happens if your heart stops and how it might be started again. This is called CPR for short.

Page last updated on 22nd April 2024