The £20M Plan to Fix Nottingham's A&E Crisis

Nottingham’s Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) is launching a massive £20 million expansion of its Same-Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit to tackle overcrowding, long wait times, and corridor care. Following three critical incidents at the hospital in the last year, this major upgrade will double the size of the urgent care facility—allowing medical staff to treat 150 patients a day instead of 70. In this video, we look inside the new temporary facility, hear from patients who describe weekend A&E waits as "torture," and speak with hospital leaders about how this £20M project aims to take the pressure off Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). Construction on the permanent, state-of-the-art facility is set to begin in August, with plans to be fully operational by March. Will this finally end the gridlock at Nottingham’s main hospital? #Nottingham #QMC #NHS #QueensMedicalCentre #NottinghamNews #EmergencyCare #AandE #UKHealthcare #NUH