What if I don’t have any transport how will I get from one hospital to another?
As now, if you are unable to get to or from one of our hospitals, there are a number of options available and these will continue…
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FAQs
What are you planning to do to help people to travel for treatment or to visit relatives at each of the hospitals?
We have a number of ideas that we are looking at, but we wanted to hear people’s views during consultation. We will then consider these suggestions…
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Can you tell me how questionnaire responses will be assessed and what would happen if people disagree with all of the options proposed?
Our Improving Healthcare Together consultation asks for your views on the impact that all of the options would have on you and your family. Please remember…
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Won’t the ambulance services struggle if we only have one specialist emergency care hospital?
Paramedics assess patients and decide on the best place for them to go to receive the care and treatment they need. We have been and continue…
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Will the ambulance services take people to UTCs?
If paramedics decide that a patient can be treated in one of the UTCs, they will take them directly to the nearest UTC. If paramedics decide…
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What about winter when it is bad weather and ambulances have to travel further or there are major traffic delays?
Traffic, weather and geography are always a challenge and an assessment has now been carried out into how the proposals are expected to impact ambulance services….
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What car parking will be provided at the emergency and planned care sites?
Under all options additional car parking will be provided and this will vary depending on the location of the specialist emergency care hospital.
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There is a recognition in the consultation document that some people will be disadvantaged by the proposed changes because of inadequate transport. Why make changes which disadvantage some people?
We understand that travelling to our hospitals is already an issue for some people, especially given some of the rural parts of our communities. Under our…
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Don’t we need more beds and not less beds?
We have modelled how many beds we need by looking at the increase we may need based on older population and likely population growth. We then…
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How can I complete a questionnaire?
The consultation questionnaire is available online via the questionnaire page and in paper copies which will be available at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and at…
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