Stamford Hospital update
Categories: 2008 Media Releases
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce progress on the regeneration of Stamford Hospital and that further investment in medical equipment and building maintenance is continuing.
Following a recruitment and selection process, a Stamford Project Manager, who will be jointly managed by the Welland Practice Based Commissioning Group (Wellcomm) GPs* and the Trust, has been appointed and will take up the position in April. The Stamford Project Manager will be responsible for advancing the joint working, between the GPs, primary care trusts and the Hospitals Trust that was outlined in last year’s public consultation. Sue Friend has been seconded from her position as Head of Contracts at the Trust to take up the role.
Through the Stamford Hospital Development Advisory Committee** work is continuing with the GPs and three main objectives for Stamford Hospital have been identified:
• To offer new services that the Welland GPs want to provide for their patients at Stamford Hospital
• To create a healthcare campus at Stamford, which could see some disused buildings redeveloped
• To move some clinically appropriate services from the Peterborough hospitals to Stamford
The GPs have suggested a range of services that could be provided through this project and have highlighted a list of priorities and other possible areas for development. Work has already started to explore these services. The first such service identified, a service for patients with knee pain, will be launching in April 2008 at Stamford Hospital.
The Trust has also announced that capital investment in Stamford Hospital for the year ending 31 March 2024 will total at least £463,000. This includes £375,000 spent on new and replacement medical equipment and £88,000 spent on buildings maintenance and refurbishment.
In addition, the Friends of Stamford Hospital charity has donated a further £20,000 to buy new equipment for Stamford Hospital. The equipment will include new wrist arthroscopy equipment worth £10,000, which will be used to investigate, diagnose and treat wrist disorders, as well as four new hysteroscopes for Stamford Hospital’s expanding Gynaecology service.
Mandy Renton, general manager of Stamford Hospital, said: “We are delighted to announce lots of positive news and developments for Stamford Hospital. It remains central to the Trust’s long-term plans and has a prominent role in its new 2013 Strategy.
“We are very pleased with the progress we are making with our partner GPs to create new services and we hope to see some more positive additions later this year. The regeneration work is a big project and we want to make sure we get it right and this takes time. However, we are definitely moving in the right direction and I am sure 2008 will be a very positive year for Stamford Hospital.
“I would also like to thank the hard work and commitment of the Friends of Stamford Hospital for this latest donation for new medical equipment.”
Dr Ruth Livingstone, Chair of the Wellcomm GPs, said: "The local GPs are really pleased to see new services being offered at Stamford Hospital and are committed to working with the Hospital to develop a range of excellent services for patients."
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Note to Editors:
1. *The Welland Practice Based Commissioning group is made up of GPs from Stamford, Bourne, Crowland and the Deepings. Its chair is Dr Ruth Livingstone.
2. **The Stamford Hospital Development Advisory Committee includes the Deputy Mayor of Stamford Town Council, Councillor Jalili, representatives from Lincolnshire Teaching Primary Care Trust, GPs Dr John Mitchell and Dr Ruth Livingstone, members of the Trust’s clinical staff including consultant Dr Mike Dronfield and members of the Trust Executive and Board of Governors.
3. The partnership is continuing to look at bringing in healthcare based charities and organisations onto the Stamford Hospital site with a view to creating a health campus. Approximately one third of the physical space in the hospital is unused.
