The decision-making process is designed to make sure that the CCGs will conscientiously consider all responses to the public consultation. This will include a series of…
FAQs
You went out to consultation with a preferred option. Haven’t you already made a decision about what you will do?
No decision will be made until we had heard the views of our communities across Surrey Downs, Sutton and Merton and considered all of the evidence…
Why didn’t you consult with ‘no’ change as an option?
Epsom and St Helier hospitals are facing significant challenges which we need to take action to solve, if we are to keep hospital services within the…
Why are there three options and no others?
We looked at all the possible options and applied three initial tests: Does the potential solution maintain major acute services within the combined geographies? This is…
Surely with a growing population in Epsom and St Helier, there has to be an A&E at both hospitals?
Our proposed model of hospital care takes into account the expected changes in our population over the coming years and how the best care can be…
If the specialist emergency care hospital is built at Sutton Hospital, you would not have enough money to invest in Epsom and St Helier Hospitals?
Both our existing hospital sites were built many years ago. Although we have invested in some new buildings in recent years, we now have many outdated…
What would happen to SWLEOC and South West Thames Renal and Transplantation if the new specialist emergency care hospital is located at Sutton?
Whatever the outcome of the consultation, SWLEOC will remain at Epsom Hospital and South West Thames Renal and Transplantation would remain at St Helier Hospital.
The growing need for health services and after care, how will this be funded?
Our proposed model of hospital care takes into account the expected changes in our population over the coming years and how the best care can be…
Why do you want to change hospital services?
We need to make changes to the hospital services at the Epsom and St Helier hospitals so that we can make sure we can provide high…
Why can’t we stay as we are?
The main reason we need to change our hospital services is to make sure our hospitals provide high quality, safe services for all patients for the…