Welcome to the Emergency Department

Ambulance outside emergency department

Award-winning emergency care

STOP A&E sign outside Royal Derby Hospital

One of the busiest departments in the hospital, the Emergency Department (ED) is known as the hospital’s ‘front door’. 

Three sites, 240,000 cases each year, the region's only helipad, and modern facilities - find out what makes our emergency care award-winning.
 

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Latest news from our Emergency Departments

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QHB's Emergency Department surprise Healthcare Support Worker Amy Millar with certificate of achievement gained through UHDB's apprenticeship scheme

Amy Millar, a former sixth-form student at Abbot Beyne School, has spoken of her pride as she recently qualified as a Band three Healthcare assistant at Queen's Hospital Burton (QHB) through Universit...

The REMEDY team being presented with the CRN Award
REMEDY team eager to support more patients access research after regional award win

A team of researchers has set its sights on expanding its scope to support yet more patients access cutting-edge healthcare through research after recently winning a regional award. The Research ...

The REMEDY research team, based in Derby and Burton
REMEDY team recognised for helping more than 3,500 patients access innovative new treatments

More than 3,500 patients have benefitted from a number of research trials and studies thanks to the commitment of a team of clinicians based in the Emergency Departments at our Royal Derby Hospital an...