Major trauma

September - October 2009. Consultation now closed.

We want to create a specialist major trauma system in the East Midlands that will have at its heart a dedicated centre of excellence. This centre will have specialist doctors and nurses, trained to deal with major trauma, who will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to treat patients. This centre will be based in one of our large hospitals in the region and it will always accept a major trauma case through its doors.

Such a centre will be known as a major trauma centre because it is the most specialised. This major centre will be supported by a number of trauma centres based at other hospitals across the region that will stabilise and care for less serious cases.

The ambulance service will better identify major trauma patients and take them straight to the nearest trauma centre rather than the local emergency department.

During September and October 2009 we invited your views on how we could develop our major trauma system so it offers a truly patient-friendly service.  This consultation is now closed, but as soon as the results are available we will share them with you here.