Brighton and Hove’s biggest hospital is ready to treat ebola patients if necessary, according to its chief executive.
Work has taken place to make sure that everyone at the Royal Sussex County Hospital who is likely to be involved in caring for a patient with ebola has been briefed.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Sussex, has held discussions and agreed how staff will respond.
Trust chief executive Matthew Kershaw is due to brief the board this morning and has circulated a written report to colleagues.
Mr Kershaw said: “Multi-disciplinary discussions have taken place to ensure that the trust is prepared in the case of a patient attending with potential viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) (ebola).
“A pathway has been agreed and is now communicated to ensure all relevant staff understand the actions to be taken if a patient suspected of Ebola attends our emergency departments or other portals into the hospital.”
