Choosing Your Hospital
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Choosing your hospital Leeds Primary Care Trust For most medical conditions, you can now choose where and when to have your treatment. This booklet explains more about choosing your hospital. You will also find information about the hospitals you can choose from. Second edition December 2006 Contents What is patient choice? 1 Making your choice 2 How to use this booklet 3 Where can I have my treatment? 4 Your hospitals A to Z 7 Your questions answered 30 How to book your appointment 32 What do the specialty names mean? 33 What does the healthcare jargon mean? 35 Where can I find more information and support? 37 How do your hospitals score? 38 Hospital score table 42 What is patient choice? If you and your GP decide that you need to see a specialist for more treatment, you can now choose where and when to have your treatment from a list of hospitals or clinics. Why has patient choice been introduced? Research has shown that patients want to be more involved in making decisions and choosing their healthcare. Most of the patients who are offered a choice of hospital consider the experience to be positive and valuable. The NHS is changing to give you more choice and flexibility in how you are treated. Your choices Your local choices are included in this booklet. If you do not want to receive your treatment at a local hospital, your GP will be able to tell you about your choices of other hospitals across England. As well as the hospitals listed in this booklet, your GP may be able to suggest community-based services, such as GPs with Special Interests or community clinics. Or, if your GP decides to refer you to a Clinical Assessment Service and you then need to go to hospital, you will be able to choose from this list of hospitals. General information 1 Making your choice In choosing where to have your outpatient appointment, you will be choosing where to receive your full treatment, if you need it. This will include your initial outpatient appointment and any other appointments for treatment (for example, inpatient care) or aftercare. However, if you are not happy with your chosen hospital after your outpatient appointment, your GP can make you an appointment at another hospital. If you need very specialised care, you may need to be referred to another hospital. You may also be transferred to another specialty if the hospital doctor feels that this is more appropriate for your condition. 2 General information How to use this booklet This booklet includes information about your choice of hospitals. Use the ‘Where can I have my treatment?’ table on page 4 to find out which hospitals offer your treatment. You can then find information about individual hospitals. This starts on page 7. You can also find out how your hospital scores against a number of measures, some of which are patients’ views. This information starts on page 42. You will also find other information in this booklet to help you make your choice. You can use the 'Contents list' at the beginning of the booklet to find this information. You can also find more information on www.nhs.uk Your local library can help you use the internet to search for more information on choosing your hospital. See the 'Where can I find more information and support?' page later in this booklet for some website addresses that you can use. General information 3 Where can I have my treatment? Use the chart below to check which hospitals provide the service you need. In addition to the hospitals listed, your GP may be able to refer you to community-based or other services. Ask him or her what’s available in your local area. He or she will also advise you if the service you need is not listed. Specialty name Hospital provider Airedale NHS Trust page 7 Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust page 8 Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust page 9 BUPA Hospital Leeds, Roundhay page 10 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust page 11 Capio Park Hill Hospital page 12 Capio Yorkshire Clinic page 13 4 Hospital information Specialty name Hospital provider Clifton Park NHS Treatment Centre page 14 Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre page 15 Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust page 16 Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust page 17 Methley Park Hospital page 18 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust page 19 Nuffield Hospital Leeds page 21 The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust page 22 The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust page 25 York Hospitals NHS Trust page 27 To find out more about the hospitals you can choose from go to page 7 To find out what these specialties mean go to page 33. Hospital information 5 6 Hospital information Airedale NHS Trust www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk Airedale NHS Trust manages a 420-bed hospital located in open countryside to the west of Keighley, West Yorkshire. Our 2,500 staff provide a comprehensive range of services, with a focus on quality care and patient satisfaction. There are strong clinical links with local primary care teams and Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Airedale Hospital was awarded 'Best Small Hospital of the Year' by Dr Foster in 2006. Airedale General Hospital Skipton Road, Steeton, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 2RT Trains: Steeton and Silsden. Up to half a mile. Buses: n/a Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Hospital information 7 Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust www.bhnft.nhs.uk Barnsley Hospital is an associate teaching and research hospital, affiliated to the University of Sheffield and providing a range of services. The day surgery unit has the prestigious Chartermark (the Government’s national standard for excellence in customer care) and the hospital’s general services have achieved a level two (out of a possible three) national quality standard in the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts. Barnsley Hospital Gawber Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 2EP Tel: 01226 730000 Trains: Barnsley Interchange. One mile. Buses: South Yorkshire travel information. 01709 515151. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. 8 Hospital information Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk The Trust has two sites in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The Healthcare Commission rated its waiting times as 'excellent' in 2005. The majority of patients wait less than three months for inpatient treatment and less than eight weeks for GP-referred outpatient appointments (Department of Health 2006). The Trust has undertaken an international research programme to improve its clinical systems for patient safety. Bradford Royal Infirmary St Luke's Duckworth Lane, Little Horton Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 6RJ BD5 0NA Tel: 01274 542200 Tel: 01274 542200 Trains: Bradford Interchange and Trains: Bradford Interchange and Forster Square. Two miles. Forster Square. One mile. Buses: Metro, West Yorkshire. 0113 Buses: Metro, West Yorkshire. 0113 245 7676. 245 7676. Parking: On-site parking available. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Charges apply. Hospital information 9 BUPA Hospital Leeds, Roundhay www.bupahospitals.co.uk/leeds Close to Roundhay Park, the hospital has 88 beds, is accessible from across Yorkshire by public transport and has free on-site parking. Open since 1989, over 200 consultants choose to work at the hospital. It receives referrals from over 400 GP practices. We specialise in general surgery, ENT, gynaecology, orthopaedics and plastic surgery. We also offer paediatric surgery for children over three. BUPA Hospital Leeds, Roundhay Jackson Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 1NT Tel: 0113 2693939 Trains: Leeds. Four miles. Buses: West Yorkshire Metro. 0113 245 7676. Parking: Free on-site parking. 10 Hospital information Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust www.cht.nhs.uk The Trust is a Healthcare Commission three-star Foundation Trust (2005). From our two main hospital sites, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital, we provide care for more than 440,000 people. Access to the hospitals is made easy due to the proximity of the M1 and M62. In 2001, the £76m Calderdale Royal Hospital replaced three old hospitals in Halifax. Recent major developments include a new £3.4m urology unit. Calderdale Royal Hospital Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Salterhebble, Acre Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HX3 0PW HD3 3EA Tel: 01422 357171 Tel: 01484 342000 Trains: Halifax. Two miles. Trains: Huddersfield. Two miles. Buses: Calderline Bus Company. Buses: First Huddersfield. 01422 0113 245 7676. 305400. Parking: On-site parking available. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Charges apply. Hospital information 11 Capio Park Hill Hospital www.capio.co.uk Located in Doncaster, Capio Park Hill has 17 single rooms and a four-bed day care unit, all with ensuite facilities. We offer a wide range of surgical procedures, together with extensive diagnostic and treatment facilities. The hospital also has access to a full range of support services, including intensive care, CT and MRI scanning, coronary care, cardio-respiratory services and 24-hour emergency support. Capio Park Hill Hospital Thorne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5TH Tel: 01302 730300 Trains: Doncaster. Two miles. Buses: Traveline. 0870 608 2 608. Parking: Free on-site parking. 12 Hospital information Capio Yorkshire Clinic www.capio.co.uk We are situated in the grounds of Cottingley Hall near Bingley and have 71 ensuite bedrooms, including two twin bed rooms. Over 200 consultants support the hospital across a number of specialities from cardiac surgery to urology. We have four theatres, two with ultra-clean air technology, and a day unit. Diagnostic facilities include an on-site cardiac catheter laboratory, x-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT scanning. Capio Yorkshire Clinic Bradford Road, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1TW Tel: 01274 550600 Trains: Bingley.