Choosing Your Hospital
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Choosing your hospital Manchester 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 26 How to book your appointment 28 What do the specialty names mean? 29 What does the healthcare jargon mean? 31 Where can I find more information and support? 33 How do your hospitals score? 34 Hospital score table 38 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 38. 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 Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust page 7 Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust page 8 East Cheshire NHS Trust page 11 Greater Manchester Surgical Centre page 13 Manchester Primary Care Trust page 14 Marie Stopes International Manchester Centre page 15 Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust page 16 4 Hospital information Specialty name Hospital provider Stockport NHS Foundation Trust page 17 Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust page 18 The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust page 19 Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust page 22 University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust page 24 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 29. Hospital information 5 6 Hospital information Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust www.boltonhospitals.nhs.uk Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust is working with patients, staff and other organisations to achieve three goals: best possible care for our patients; improved health for our community; and joy and pride in work for our staff. The Trust manages the 717-bed Royal Bolton Hospital, which provides a wide range of general and specialist services, including medicine, surgery, paediatrics, elderly care and diagnostic services. The Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0JR Tel: 01204 390390 Trains: Bolton. One mile. Buses: Traveline. 0870 608 2 608. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Hospital information 7 Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust www.cmmc.nhs.uk The Trust was established on 1st April 2001, bringing together Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust and Manchester Children's Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust's aim is to provide to all users and staff a quality service. We focus on providing care that is sensitive and responsive to individual patients' needs. Booth Hall Children's Hospital Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Nelson Street, Charlestown Road, Manchester, Manchester, M9 7AA M13 9WH Tel: 0161 795 7000 Tel: 0161 276 1234 Trains: Manchester Piccadilly. Five Trains: Manchester Piccadilly. Two miles. miles. Buses: Greater Manchester Buses: Greater Manchester Transport Executive (GMPTE). 0161 Transport Executive (GMPTE). 0161 228 7811. 228 7811. Parking: On-site parking available. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Charges apply. 8 Hospital information Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust www.cmmc.nhs.uk Manchester Royal Infirmary Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Oxford Road, Hospital Road, Manchester, Pendlebury, Swinton, M13 9WL Manchester, Tel: 0161 276 1234 M27 4HA Tel: 0161 794 4696 Trains: Manchester Piccadilly. Two miles. Trains: n/a Buses: Greater Manchester Buses: Greater Manchester Transport Executive (GMPTE). 0161 Transport Executive (GMPTE). 0161 228 7811. 228 7811. Parking: On-site parking available. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Charges apply. To see how your hospital scores see page 34 Hospital information 9 Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust www.cmmc.nhs.uk St Mary's Hospital for Women University Dental Hospital of and Children Manchester Hathersage Road, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, Manchester, M13 0JH M15 6FH Tel: 0161 276 1234 Tel: 0161 275 6666 Trains: Manchester Piccadilly. Two Trains: Manchester Piccadilly. Two miles. miles. Buses: Greater Manchester Buses: Greater Manchester Transport Executive (GMPTE). 0161 Transport Executive (GMPTE). 0161 228 7811. 228 7811. Parking: On-site parking available. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Charges apply. To see how your hospital scores see page 34 10 Hospital information East Cheshire NHS Trust www.echeshire-tr.nwest.nhs.uk The Trust is based at Macclesfield District General Hospital and is the main provider of health services for the people of East Cheshire. We also have two community hospitals: Congleton War Memorial Hospital and Knutsford District Community Hospital. Outpatient services take place at Macclesfield, Congleton and Knutsford hospitals. We also offer some outpatient clinics at Handforth, Wilmslow and Poynton. Congleton War Memorial Hospital Canal Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 3AR Tel: 01260 294800 Trains: Congleton. One mile. Buses: Travel Line Cheshire. 01270 505350. Parking: Free, but limited. Hospital information 11 East Cheshire NHS Trust www.echeshire-tr.nwest.nhs.uk Knutsford and District Macclesfield District General Community Hospital Hospital Bexton Road, Victoria Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, Macclesfield, Cheshire, WA16 0BT SK10 3BL Tel: 01565 757220 Tel: 01625 421000 Trains: Knutsford. Up to half a mile. Trains: Macclesfield. Two miles. Buses: Travel Line Cheshire. 01270 Buses: Travel Line Cheshire. 01270 505350. 505350. Parking: Free, but limited. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. To see how your hospital scores see page 34 12 Hospital information Greater Manchester Surgical Centre www.netcareuk.com The centre, located in Trafford and operated by Netcare Healthcare UK Ltd, focuses on providing treatment in a clean and modern environment. The centre has 48 beds and its three theatres use ultra-clean air technology. The centre is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We carry out day surgery, inpatient surgery and outpatient assessments in orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat and general surgery. Greater Manchester Surgical Centre Bowers Avenue, Daveyhulme, Manchester, M41 5SL Tel: 0161 746 2828 Trains: Urmston. One mile. Buses: Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive. 0161 228 7811. Parking: Limited on-site parking. Charges apply. Hospital information 13 Manchester Primary Care Trust www.manchesterpct.nhs.uk Manchester PCT was set up in October 2006, as a result of the merger of North, South and Central Manchester PCTs. We aim to promote health, reduce health inequalities and deliver the best possible care within available resources, through joint work with the City Council and Practice Based Commissioning groups, and by commissioning good quality services to meet local needs. We provide a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services at Withington Community Hospital, as well as comprehensive community health services.