A new urgent treatment centre is planned at the James Paget Hospital to provide faster care for patients with non-life-threatening conditions.
A new urgent treatment centre is planned at the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston to help reduce pressure on its emergency department.
The proposed facility would provide treatment for patients with urgent but non-life-threatening conditions, including sprains, minor burns, cuts and mild infections.
Hospital bosses expect the centre could eventually care for around a third of patients who currently attend the emergency department, allowing specialist emergency teams to concentrate on people with more serious or life-threatening conditions.
The development is designed to provide patients with a more appropriate route to treatment while helping to reduce waiting times and congestion within the existing emergency department.
Plans for the new facility remain subject to planning approval.
If permission is granted and construction progresses as expected, the urgent treatment centre could open in early spring 2027.
The project comes as the James Paget continues to plan for the future of healthcare provision in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, including the longer-term redevelopment of the hospital site.
Patients experiencing serious or life-threatening emergencies would continue to receive specialist care through emergency services.
Further details about how the urgent treatment centre will operate, including its opening hours and patient access arrangements, are expected to be confirmed as the project progresses.

Dereham Man Jailed Over Cocaine Supply
Two More Broadland Communities Become Mindful Villages
Norfolk Churches Awarded Heritage Repair Funding
Woman Dies Following Bradwell Collision
Mother Received ‘I’m Sorry’ Message After School Stabbing
Norfolk Hazardous Waste Days Return
Great Yarmouth Council Workers Plan Two-Day Strike
Temporary Emergency Department Planned At Norfolk Hospital
Great Yarmouth First Leader Quits Restore Britain
New Broads Chief To Hear Boaters’ Toll Concerns
Cromer Teen Filmmaker Premieres Second Feature
Winter Grants Open Across Broadland And South Norfolk
New Festival Celebrates Norwich’s Rivers
Man Charged With Murder Of Dersingham GP
Suffolk PCC Opposes RAF Barnham Asylum Plans
Norfolk Fire Staff Honoured At Annual Awards
Traffic Concerns Raised Over Carrow Regeneration

