Hospital's new endoscopy unit

HOSPITAL patients are benefiting from a new endoscopy unit at Warrington.
The purpose built unit is situated upstairs in the Appleton Wing at Warrington Hospital, having moved from its temporary facilities on the ground floor.
It has three purpose built and state of the art procedure rooms where patients are examined with the help of fibre optic endoscopes.
Endoscopes are long flexible tubes that are used to examine patients’ digestive organs – gullet, stomach, small bowel, large bowel and bile pipes – breathing tubes and urinary organs.
Procedures are done usually as day cases. The examination not only helps visualise the different organs and sample various abnormalities but also provides an opportunity to treat problems such as removal of growths, stones from bile pipe and also treat blockage of the different areas of the digestive organs
Consultant gastroenterologist and the clinical lead in endoscopy, Dr Ramakrishnan said: “At the forefront of this investment was designing a unit with the patient journey in mind. This was a driving force to ensure that patients are felt welcome in a calm and quiet atmosphere.
“Great care was taken in the planning of the build and all members of the team were consulted in achieving these standards.
“This unit is a tremendous asset for our patients – a real centre of excellence within the hospital with the latest technology at the forefront of patient care.
“It is vitally important that patients have these procedures in the right kind of environment and our new unit has been purpose built to ensure patient’s visit is made as comfortable as possible.”