Inpatient emergencies and ‘high risk’ planned surgery are located at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Routine planned care takes place at Burnley General Hospital.
This means that we can build up greater clinical expertise at both main hospital sites and will make sure that planned care isn’t cancelled because of the demands of emergency care. All day cases, out-patient clinics, diagnostics (X-rays/ blood tests) are provided from both hospital sites or indeed even closer to where people live in new primary care buildings.
The Royal Blackburn Hospital receives patients with major illness and injuries from across East Lancashire.
Urgent care centres are for people who need treatment urgently for minor injuries and non life-threatening illnesses.
Burnley General Hospital sees and treats up to 87% of its current patients with minor illness and injuries in its 24 hour, seven days a week Urgent Care Centre.
Royal Blackburn Hospital also has an Urgent Care Centre next door to the Emergency Department.
Primary Care Rapid Response Clinics at both Blackburn and Burnley receive referrals from GPs who request an urgent consultant opinion. This means that all major and minor emergencies are dealt with by the right people in the right place with the right equipment.
