Rapid diagnosis and treatment service for patients who are seriously injured or fall ill. Conditions treated in A&E departments range from suspected broken bones to suspected heart attack.

Provides full assessment, treatment and resuscitation facilities for dealing with patients with medical and surgical/traumatic emergencies and minor injuries with access to medical assessment unit bay on Balcombe ward for GP medical referrals.

The Princess Royal Hospital is one of the two main sites of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust which is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country employing more than 5,800 staff and spending around £300 million each year providing general and specialist acute hospital care for more than a million people.

The other main site of the trust is the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, and we work in partnership with other local community hospitals, GP practices and clinics.