Emergency Department (A&E)

Our hospitals provide emergency medical services for our local communities across Nottingham and further afield.

You should only come to our Emergency Department (ED) at the Queen's Medical Centre, for life-threatening conditions that need immediate medical attention including: Persistent severe chest pain, loss of consciousness, acute confused state, severe blood loss, serious burns, suspected stroke.

You should only call 999 or visit the ED in a real emergency.

This includes a serious injury or life-threatening problem such as loss of consciousness, severe breathing difficulty, heavy bleeding, severe chest pain, suspected broken bones, deep wounds (e.g. stab wounds), swallowing something harmful or poisonous or a drug overdose.