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Glyn Davies on the challenges of maintaining services in old hospital buildings
Head of Estates at UHMBT, explains the challenges and costs involved in maintaining and adapting ageing hospital buildings
Dr Geoff Jolliffe on the impact of new hospital facilities on local GPs
GP in Barrow-in-Furness, explains how the New Hospital Programme will help GPs and why new hospital facilities are vital for primary care and local communities
Healthwatch Together launches New Hospitals Programme roadshows
Learn more about the New Hospitals Programme at Healthwatch Together’s 2021 roadshow. Full schedule of Lancashire and South Cumbria events is available here
Rebecca Malin on how we developed our longlist of possible solutions
How we created a longlist of potential hospital facility solutions to help deliver improved health and social care for NHS patients and staff
Julie Brown and Donna Wolstenholme on healthcare access for elderly and vulnerable patients
Acute Frailty: How the New Hospitals Programme and Hospital at Home model could improve access to healthcare for elderly and vulnerable members of our community
Cherish Otoo on the future of nursing
The future of nursing, nurse shortages and how the New Hospitals Programme can help support nurse apprenticeships across Lancashire and Cumbria.
Dave Passant on the importance of hospital layouts
Divisional Manager for Facilities at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the significant challenges faced by porters working at Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Jerry Hawker on where discussions currently stand on new hospital facilities
Executive Director for the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme, provides an update on where discussions currently stand on new hospital facilities
Tim Almond on the challenges of delivering emergency care in our existing hospitals
Operational Management Lead for the New Hospitals Programme, discusses increasing demand on the NHS and its impact on emergency care services
Our Case for Change to transform healthcare for Lancashire and South Cumbria
How the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme can help transform local healthcare by improving integrated care services across the region
Anneen Carlisle on how new hospital facilities could reduce the length of hospital stays
Matron at the Royal Preston Hospital explains how new hospital facilities could reduce the length of hospital stays for some patients
Julie Colclough on improving access to hospital services for patients in rural areas
Dr Julie Colclough on how the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme could help improve access to healthcare services in rural and remote areas
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