New hospital update: More ways to have your say in your new hospital

More ways to have your say in your new hospital

Over the coming months our architects will be working on bringing the vision for the new hospital to life. By continuing to share your ideas and feedback we can create a hospital for many generations to come.

What we’ve been up to

Clinical and operational teams have been working closely with the architects since August 2020 and 123 workshops have taken First impressions count place so far. Focusing on making The welcome area is the first sure our clinical adjacencies and place you and our patients and the flows throughout the building visitors will experience when are right for our patients, you and entering the hospital. First our visitors. impressions really do count. These workshops have been a calming and welcoming putting our patients at the heart atmosphere from the moment you of all we do. Making sure they will walk through the door. have a seamless journey through the new hospital. As we move To make sure we get this right forwards in our design journey we we would like to invite you, your are beginning to look more closely family and friends, as well as at the public spaces. patients and local residents to Lance McCarthy, chief executive of The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust said:

I’m delighted with the huge progress we’ve made in planning our new hospital, but we now need our people, our patients and our community to tell us how our public-facing areas and facilities in the new hospital can work better. Please come along to one of our meetings and have your say. You will be playing a really important part in helping us build a hospital for the future, together. We want the building to create help us shape the design and functionality of our reception and welcome spaces. You can hear from our architects and share your feedback thoughts and ideas directly to them in an exciting and interactive session.

Join us for our next virtual public meeting on Thursday, 4 February, 6.30-8pm.

At this event, you will be able to hear more about our vision for the new hospital and see some of the early design concepts for the welcome and reception area. Including how the space will look and feel as well as how innovative technologies can be used to improve the experience of our patients.

If you are not able to attend, you can also access a recording of the InTouch briefing with our architects, held on 20 January, via our YouTube playlist. This was an extra opportunity just for you to share your ideas on the design of the welcome centre. It might be something which would really make a difference to you or one which would improve the hospital experience for your patients.

Take part in our online survey

We have also launched an online survey that asks some short questions about your expectations of that welcome experience, so that our design team can understand what matters most to you. Please complete the survey but clicking on the link on our microsite or social media channels.

Your questions, answered

Finally (for now!) we have also published a list of frequently asked questions on our microsite. If you have any questions that you would like answered, please email us at: paht.newhospital@nhs.net.

Have your say!

Whatever your ideas are, don’t hesitate to share them with us – get involved and have your say!

For more information and instructions for how to register to attend please visit our microsite www.pah.nhs.uk/newhospital or e-mail us at: paht.newhospital@nhs.net.