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The Link Magazine • September 2004
FAQs of GWH (Frequently Asked Questions about the Great Western Hospital)
Swindon's new hospital is dogged by constant questions about its size, the care provided, and staff issues. Now Chief Executive Lyn Hill-
Tout has prepared answers to the questions that keep being put to her staff at the Swindon & Marlborough NHS Trust.
These are: year when you have done so well ing a poorer service with your pri- Bath Campus on the Coate site
1. How come the hospital is still in the past? vate sector partners creaming off when this is not supported by some
too small? You have opened two 5. How much is spent on recruit- profits from the taxpayer/NHS. of the local population?
new wards and there are still pa- ment every year and why do you 9. Are Social Services to blame 14. You have a number of volun-
tients being cared for on trolleys? have such trouble attracting staff? for all your delayed discharges teers - how do you ensure you use
2. Every time you get busy you 6. Why as a brand new hospital problems? their skills appropriately?
have to cancel operations — why did you only get two stars and not 10. How come complaints have The answers can be found at
don't you plan for busy times so three and what do you have to do gone up when you have moved to www.swindonlink.com
you don't have to cancel opera- to get your three stars next time? a brand new hospital—are services Alternatively, and if you have
tions? 7. Are you working towards getting worse? further questions not posed above,
3. Why, when you have so much Foundation status and what do 11. Do you have MRSA in hospi- call Communications Officer Chris
space, is car parking such a night- you think of Foundation hospi- tal? Birdsall on 604431, mail:
mare. Why don't you just make tals? 12. Why do you recruit overseas [email protected]
the car park bigger? 8. Is the Private Finance Initia- nurses? or write to him at Great Western
4. Why are you overspending this tive an expensive option provid- 13. Why are you supporting the Officer, Great Western Hospital,
development of the University of Commonhead, Swindon.
Hreod art at the hospital
Youngsters from Hreod
Parkway School were pic-
tured in the April Link work-
ing with children who at-
@ HAIR WORKS Freshbrook Village Centre tend the school room at the l4
Great Western Hospital to
make clay fish for a mobile. z.,
Beautiful natural looking nails Due to our The eight Year 8 pupils re-
Natural or French style recent success turned to the hospital before
Manicures for both ladies and we are the end of term to mount the
looking for a fired and glazed items and
gentlemen
nail l technician. see them hung from the ceil-
strengthening • File and polish
ing in the children's ward
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Please contact
LOYALTY CARD SCHEME Kelly on 886863 bathroom.
Art teacher Amy Ratten-
Tel: 881600 bury said the completed work
looked fantastic and the pu-
pils were really proud of their
achievement.
Farm to attend Prospect fete
Roves Farm visitor centre will be relocating itself for an afternoon on
Saturday 4 September, 12noon to 4pm, when staff will herd animals
to attend the Prospect Hospice garden fete in Wroughton.
They'll be bringing a highland cow and several baby animals to bottle
feed and will be taking bets in a series of sheep and goat races.
There will also be a Punch &Judy show, family games as well as fund-
raising stalls and prizes to be won.
The hospice is located in Moormead Road, Wroughton but parking
will be easier if you leave the car at the Nationwide Building in Pipers
Way and take the Thamesdown Transport 'Farmers Special' shuttle.
Brewers bonus for Prospect
Family-run decorators' merchant Brewers, who have a branch in
Swindon at Hawksworth, is celebrating its centenary year by making
large donations to good causes across the South of England.
The company has given £10,000 to the Prospect Hospice which will
support investment in new up to date IT and telephone systems which
will help the organisation deliver better support to patients and their
families.
Chris Eveleigh,
Brezoers branch
manager, Graham
Turner, area
manager, Nick
Brewer, director,
Keith Wallace,
Chairman of the
Prospect Board of
Trustees, Jane
McCntchan, Prospect
Trust fundraiser,
David Line, General
Manager, Prospect
Hospice