Saturday, 4 June 2016

Sidmouth's Minor Injuries Unit moves from Victoria Hospital to the Beacon Medical Centre

There are huge concerns about the future of East Devon's community hospitals:
Campaign to protect hospital services ramps up | North Devon Journal
Strong turnout in Ottery St Mary as people rally to fight for future of hospital - News - Sidmouth Herald

 The future of Sidmouth hospital is also very unclear:
Ownership change ‘does not bode well’ for future of Sidmouth Victoria Hospital - News - Sidmouth Herald

 And the latest developments do not make matters any clearer:

Sidmouth’s minor injuries unit set to re-open - but not in the hospital

06:56 27 May 2016
The smaller of the two new minor injuries rooms. Ref shs 7706-40-14SH Picture: Simon Horn
The smaller of the two new minor injuries rooms. Ref shs 7706-40-14SH Picture: Simon Horn
Facility will relocate to Beacon Medical Centre

 Sidmouth’s minor injuries unit (MIU) is set to reopen after a prolonged closure – but it will no longer be in the town’s hospital.
As the Herald went to press, it was revealed that the service will move to the Beacon Medical Centre, in Stowford Rise, for 12 months from Wednesday (June 1).
Previously situated in Sidmouth Victoria Hospital, the unit underwent a refurbishment as part of a community-funded £1.25million project, but closed in November 2015 due to ‘operational difficulties’.
Chair of the hospital’s comforts fund Graham Vincent said: “I’m delighted we will have an MIU in Sidmouth again, but I am disappointed that it will be in the medical centre and not the hospital.”
NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group announced the changes in a letter to stakeholders this week. The MIU will be provided between 8am and 6pm, from Monday to Friday.
● Read full story in next week’s Herald.

Sidmouth’s minor injuries unit set to re-open - but not in the hospital - News - Sidmouth Herald

 This is the full story from the latest Herald:



























Breaking news & sport in Sidmouth | Sidmouth Herald

 See also:
Futures Forum: The new Beacon Medical Centre at Stowford opens

 And:

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP STOP NHS PROPERTY SERVICES FROM PUTTING OTTERY HOSPITAL AT RISK OF CLOSURE - Claire Wright
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