Accident & Emergency
A&E is there if you require immediate hospital attention due to a serious illness or injury, for example sudden chest pain, breathlessness, serious bleeding or severe pain elsewhere in your body.
The A&E department in Coventry is based at University Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave.
Patients are assessed on arrival and given a priority level. If you attend with a problem that does not need urgent treatment, you may have to wait a long time, or be advised to seek alternative treatment by your GP, pharmacist or at the Walk-in Centre.
You should call 999 for an ambulance if it is obvious that you or another person is seriously ill and needs emergency care.
For example, if someone is/has:
- Unconscious
- Bleeding a lot
- Broken bones
- A deep cut
- Bad chest pains
- Finding it difficult to breath
