Same-Day Emergency Care (SDEC)

Where is the SDEC?

Lister Ward, Lower Ground Floor at Hillingdon

Opening hours

Weekdays 8am-8pm (last arrival 6pm), Weekends 8am-4pm (last arrival 2pm)

What is it for?

SDEC provides urgent same-day care for medically stable patients who:
•    Would otherwise be admitted for investigations or treatment
•    Can safely be managed as outpatients
•    Are referred from ED, UTC, hospital wards or clinics

SDEC supports: 

  • Admission avoidance (from ED/UTC)
  • Timely outpatient treatment (for patients not requiring a trolley)
  • Early supported discharge, including:
  • Ongoing IV treatment
  • Clinical assessment
  • Investigations not requiring inpatient stay

SDEC is NOT for:

•    GP follow-up
•    Outpatient phlebotomy (repeat bloods)
•    Routine monitoring of treatment progress