Choosing Your Hospital
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Choosing your hospital Isle of Wight NHS 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 20 How to book your appointment 22 What do the specialty names mean? 23 What does the healthcare jargon mean? 25 Where can I find more information and support? 27 How do your hospitals score? 28 Hospital score table 32 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 32. 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 Barts and The London NHS Trust page 7 Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust page 8 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust page 9 Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust page 10 Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust page 11 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust page 13 Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust page 14 4 Hospital information Specialty name Hospital provider St Mary's NHS Treatment Centre* page 16 The Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust page 17 The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust page 18 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust page 19 * Please note this hospital is in Portsmouth. 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 23. Hospital information 5 6 Hospital information Barts and The London NHS Trust www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk The Trust has an international reputation. We offer a full range of specialist centres, including Britain's biggest heart attack centre, a regional cancer centre and one of the UK's largest children's hospitals. Home to London's air ambulance, Barts and The London is one of the capital's largest trauma and emergency care centres, providing surgical expertise that also benefits patients requiring more routine operations. St Bartholomew's Hospital The Royal London Hospital West Smithfield, Whitechapel, London, London, EC1A 7BE E1 1BB Tel: 020 7377 7000 Tel: 020 7377 7000 Trains: Blackfriars, Cannon Street, City Thameslink. Less than half a mile. Trains: Liverpool Street. One mile. Tube Station: St Paul's, Farringdon, Tube Station: Whitechapel, Aldgate Barbican, Blackfriars. Less than half a East. Less than half a mile. mile. Buses: London Travel information. Buses: London Travel information. 020 020 7222 1234. 7222 1234. Parking: Off-site parking available. Parking: Off-site parking available. Charges apply. Charges apply. Hospital information 7 Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust www.northhampshire.nhs.uk The Trust provides services to the 280,000 people of north Hampshire and nearby areas. We provide a full range of general and specialist services including liver cancer, colorectal cancer and haemophilia, and we are a National Centre for rare cancer of the abdomen. The Trust has been awarded the top three star rating by the Healthcare Commission since 2003. We provide outpatient services at Basingstoke, Alton and Bordon. North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9NA Tel: 01256 473202 Trains: Basingstoke. One mile. Buses: Stagecoach. 0845 1210180. 1, 5, 9, 32A and 45 stop outside the hospital. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. 8 Hospital information Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust includes two of London's teaching hospitals, providing patients with treatment and care from two central London sites near Waterloo and London Bridge. As well as a full range of general hospital services, we offer a wide range of specialist care including cardiac, cancer, dermatology, services for women and kidney patients, and children's services in the new Evelina Children's Hospital. Guy's Hospital St Thomas' Hospital St Thomas Street, Lambeth Palace Road, London, London, SE1 9RT SE1 7EH Tel: 020 7188 7188 Tel: 020 7188 7188 Trains: London Bridge. Less than half Trains: Waterloo. Up to half a mile. a mile. Buses: London Travel Information. Buses: London Travel Information. 020 7222 1234. 020 7222 1234. Parking: On-site parking available. Parking: Off-site parking available. Charges apply. Charges apply. Hospital information 9 Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust www.iow.nhs.uk A full range of services is provided at St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight. This modern hospital is at the centre of the island's community and offers a wide range of specialties. The provision offered by our island-based staff is enhanced by visiting consultants from local mainland hospitals. The single NHS organisation on the island ensures the delivery of coordinated healthcare to our patients. St Mary's Hospital Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG Tel: 01983 524081 Trains: n/a Buses: Traveline. 0870 608 2 608. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. 10 Hospital information Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust www.porthosp.nhs.uk The Trust provides general and specialist services for Portsmouth, South East Hampshire and beyond. It is home to the Wessex Renal and Transplant Unit and is a designated cancer centre. By 2009, we will have a new, modern hospital on the Queen Alexandra Hospital site. We also host the largest Ministry of Defence hospital unit, providing clinical training for military staff. Queen Alexandra Hospital Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3LY Tel: 023 9228 6000 Trains: Cosham. One mile. Buses: Traveline. 0870 608 2 608. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. Hospital information 11 Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust www.porthosp.nhs.uk Royal Hospital Haslar St Mary's Hospital Haslar Road, Milton Road, Gosport, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO12 2AA PO3 6AD Tel: 023 9258 4255 Tel: 023 9228 6000 Trains: Fareham. Seven miles. Trains: Fratton. Two miles. Buses: Traveline. 0870 608 2 608. Buses: Traveline. 0870 608 2 608. Parking: Free on-site parking. Parking: On-site parking available. Charges apply. To see how your hospital scores see page 28 12 Hospital information Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust www.salisbury.nhs.uk In 2005, the Trust was awarded a three-star rating by the Healthcare Commission, which rated it 'excellent' for low MRSA infection rates. The Trust provides a full range of services and is the regional centre for plastic surgery, burns and spinal injuries. A recently opened extension offers improved facilities for orthopaedics, plastic surgery and burns. It has excellent transport links and a patients' car park.