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100
People
Number of people in A&E department
1:32
Hours
Average wait to be seen by a clinician
2:41
Hours
Average time in the department
Surgical Assessment Unit
Level 3, South Block
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Craven Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5AN
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Surgical Assessment Unit
The Surgical Assessment Unit care for patients with a surgical problem who may need to be admitted to hospital.
If referred to the Surgical Assessment Unit, you may undergo a series of investigations and tests from our nursing and medical staff.
The unit is open 24 hours a day seeing a variety of different emergency surgical patients. As this is an urgent care department, it is possible you may have a long wait between your investigations and the doctor's review.