How will the New Royal change the way you work?

We caught up with just some of the teams that will see positive changes when they move into the New Royal this autumn.

Here’s what they had to say:

One amazing team together

Michelle, Ward Manager in Critical Care:

"This is a great thing for our patients. We aim to have the patient remain in the same room and if they improve or deteriorate then the nurses treating the patient will change depending on their level of skills, and the patient stays where they are. We are also going to try and up-skill our staff so they have both level 2 and level 3 skills, which benefits our patients and staff."

"At the moment in Critical Care we are three separate units, ITU, HDU and POCCU on three separate floors. Once we move into the New Royal, we’re going to be one Critical Care area so we will all be working together closely, which we’re all really excited about.

Getting patients where they need to be quicker

Lewis, Charge Nurse from A&E:

"We’ve brought all of our Acute and Emergency Assessment Teams together on the ground floor to increase our patient flow and get our patients to where they need to be quicker and at the right time.

"We’ve got a larger waiting room and security based right here to help us, should we need them at any point. We’ve got all of our triage rooms around the waiting area, so there is increased visibility of all the patients waiting to be seen, meaning we can keep monitoring them."

Enhancing Theatre efficiency

Tom, Senior OPD from Theatres:

"Currently we have 11 Theatres on the top floor and some isolated Theatres on the ground floor. In the new hospital we will have all of our Theatres on one floor so we can all come together as one team and support each other and our patients.

"Not only will this enhance the efficiency of our Theatres, it will enhance staff moral because we’ll be able to work more closely together."