The existing emergency facilities at the hospital have been under pressure for a number of years.
Plans for a new emergency department have been approved for a hospital that has suffered pressure on its A&E facilities.
Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital declared a critical incident in April and ambulances have had to queue outside during high demand.Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust said it would provide a "modern, safe environment" for patients.The facility will have walk-in entrances to the urgent care and paediatric centres and an ambulance-only entrance for more seriously ill patients.
It will double the trust's current resuscitation capacity from four adult bays to eight for patients needing treatment for critical conditions.Image source,Penny Emerit, trust chief executive, said: "We have worked with clinical teams to design the layout of the department to not only give us additional capacity but to support them to work in a more streamlined way, with better visibility of our patients and closer access to essential support services such as scans and x-ray.
The funding for the new building has been approved by the Department of Health and Social Care and HM Treasury.
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