Mansfield hospitals receive £2million funding to upgrade A&E facilities ahead of winter

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £2million of government funding to upgrade the facilities ahead of winter 2020/21.

This will enable the trust to increase capacity and reduce crowding.

The extra funding will also help reduce the risk of Covid-19 infections and will be spent on appropriate levels of staffing.

Chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals, Richard Mitchell, said: “The increase in funding will help us manage the expected increase in patients.

“We are confident we will improve the physical capacity of the Emergency Department (ED).

"This will help with infection control, will ensure internal processes are robust and will support patient flow to reduce the time patients spend in the ED. Providing safe care for patients remains a top priority and I’m confident we will be able to retain our high standards of care over the winter months.”