7th April 2020
With immediate effect the Wythenshawe emergency department will close to paediatric emergencies and all ambulances will divert to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Paediatric Emergency Department.
This is a necessary step to ensure the Wythenshawe hospital capacity continues to meet additional demands for adult Covid-19 patients.
The inpatients within the Starlight Unit at Wythenshawe will be transferred to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
Parents, guardians and carers must take children to the Paediatric Emergency Department, Oxford Road, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL.
It is extremely important that children are not taken to the Wythenshawe Emergency Department.