Plans for new urgent treatment centre at Derriford Hospital
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Plans for the centre were approved in 2023
Plans to build a new urgent treatment centre (UTC) and fracture clinic in Plymouth have been unveiled.
Plans for the centre were approved by Plymouth City Council in August, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust said.
It said a new UTC would reduce pressure for the main Derriford Hospital emergency department.
Dr Anne Hicks, consultant in emergency medicine, said the plans were a "positive step" for Plymouth residents.
The UTC will be in addition to the Cumberland centre and the Tavistock and Kingsbridge minor injury units.
'Positively' impact care
Dr Hicks said the centre would "positively" impact the care delivered to patients.
She said: "Access to an urgent treatment centre away from the main emergency department, in a purpose-built unit where we can see all ages with minor illness and injury will impact our care delivered to patients positively.
"This will build on the success of the service we provide at the Cumberland centre."
University Hospitals Plymouth said the building will be located in the Northwest quadrant of the hospital site.
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