A NEW matron for urgent care has swapped England's south coast for Yorkshire to work at Airedale Hospital.

Mother-of-three Lizzi Vooght has moved from Weymouth where she worked in a GP walk-in centre. She has now taken charge of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust's newly developed emergency department.

She has previously trained and worked in urgent care at Dorset County Hospital.

She said: “I knew I always wanted to return to working in urgent care and the acute hospital environment, but now I can draw on my whole experience across both primary and secondary care to support my team in the best way possible."

She stressed that her goal was to provide patients with the right care, from the very outset of their arrival in hospital.

Lizzi said: “This helps us provide a comprehensive, seamless discharge process so patients can truly benefit from an integrated care approach.

“We want patients to be confident that they are in good and capable hands at Airedale, and to feel safe and well cared for even during what is often one of the most stressful times in their life when affected by ill health or injury.”