Horton ward moves good news for trauma and kidney dialysis patients

Today (Monday 1 October 2018) the Trauma Unit at the Horton General Hospital has moved back from Oak Ward to F Ward.

The relocated unit will have 18 beds initially, as is the case in its current location, but there is capacity to add an extra 10 beds over time to increase it to a 28-bed unit.

Additional beds will be opened once extra nursing staff have been recruited to work on the unit.

This expanded capacity will enable the clinical team on the new Trauma Unit on F Ward to be able to care for more patients with hip fractures (fractured neck of femur).

The unit will also include a transition area for intensive physiotherapy and occupational therapy to aid patients' recovery.

This is good news for patients because the Horton General is ranked as the best in the country for the treatment of patients with hip fractures, according to the 2017 National Hip Fracture Audit, comparing the performance of 177 hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Also from Monday 1 October the Renal Dialysis Unit at the Horton General is in its new permanent home on Oak Ward.

Initially there will be six dialysis stations, but the Trust has plans to double the capacity to 12 dialysis stations so that more people living in Banbury and the surrounding areas can dialyse locally, instead of having to travel to the Churchill Hospital in Oxford for dialysis.

Sara Randall, Acting Director of Clinical Services at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, says: "I would like to thank all staff at the Horton who have worked so hard this week to make these moves possible."