Chorley Hospital A&E Department Re-opens Monday 2nd November 2020

29th of October, 2020

The emergency department at Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital (DGH) will reopen on Monday 2 November 2020.
The department will accept patients from 8am until 5pm each day. Senior decision making clinicians (consultants and middle-grade doctors) will be on hand until 7pm to assess and manage care for patients arriving close to 5pm.
The A&E service at CDH will initially be an adult’s only service.
Any child or young person (under 18 years of age) needing A&E services should attend the Royal Preston A&E to ensure that they get the best care in the right place. If these patients visit Chorley A&E, they will be safely transferred to the Royal Preston.
Royal Preston Hospital is the best place for the appropriate care of any pregnant women, children and young people in an emergency situation.