Have your say
0:00am Fri Dec 04, 2009
Dr Andrew Parkin of Lombard Street Surgeries, at the launch on Monday of the Newark healthcare review. As part of the review there will be three public meetings. They are on December 15 at the Cedric Ford Pavilion, Newark Showground, from 6.30pm-8pm; on January 26 at the Aura Centre, Manners Road, Newark, from 6.30pm-8pm; and on February 9 at Balderton Village Centre from 3.30pm-5pm. - 301109MW1-9
The 90-day public consultation over the proposals for healthcare in Newark was officially launched at Newark Hospital on Monday.
A display board giving information about the review will remain in the entrance throughout the consultation.
Copies of the 24-page document will be available from the hospital.
Those also being sent copies include officers at Nottinghamshire County Council, county councillors in Newark and Sherwood, the planning services and public transport departments of Newark and Sherwood District Council, parish council chairmen and clerks, schools and children’s centres, community groups, businesses, GP surgeries, dentists, pharmacies, opticians, and Newark Police.
The document sets out the proposals for future healthcare in Newark and includes 12 questions about the review and the proposals.
There are three options for the accident and emergency service at Newark — a minor injuries unit plus (MIU+) with 24-hour cover, a MIU+ open from 7am to midnight, or people can give alternative suggestions.
Other questions include where people think extra GP services should be located and options on the future of mental health services for older people, both of which involve closing Friary Ward.
Dr Andrew Parkin, a senior partner at Lombard Street Surgeries, one of the medical advisers for the review, was at the launch.
He said: “We need to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The review aims to meet improving standards of healthcare.
“We are looking at healthcare as a whole. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide a blueprint for health services in Newark for the next 50 years.”
