Our hospitals are changing.

Here are answers to two of the most common questions that we get asked:

Is the building at the front of the Lister going to be the new car park? No, it’s going to be our £47 million Lister Surgicentre, which is where nearly all of Trust’s day case surgery and some planned short stay operations (mostly hips and knees) for adults will happen when it opens in 2011.  It’s also where all of the Trust’s adult ophthalmology (eye) service will be based.

Is the QEII closing? No, there will be a brand new local general hospital at the QEII that will provide all the same outpatient, diagnostic (x-rays, ultrasounds and blood tests) and ante/post-natal maternity care the existing hospital does today.  When the new QEII opens in a few years time, it will seem just as busy as it always has been.

We know that local people have lots more questions and concerns about the changes taking place at our hospitals.  This is why we’ve placed lots of information, photos of ongoing work and timeframes for the projects taking place at the Lister, QEII, Hertford County and the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre on our website.  You can find out more about our projects by clicking on the links below.

If the information provided doesn’t give you the information you need, please e-mail our hospital projects team –  ourchanginghospitals.enh-tr@nhs.net – who will do their best to help you.

Find out more about the changes taking place at the Lister
Find out more about the changes taking place at Mount Vernon Cancer Centr
Find out more about the changes taking place at the QEII