A drop-in session regarding the location of the replacement community hospital will be held at Sedbury Hall on Thursday 14th June from 5-7pm.
The invitation from NHS Gloucestershire is posted below:
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Dear community partner
Location of a new community hospital in the Forest of Dean
We are writing to inform you that our organisations will be carrying out further public engagement on the location of a new community hospital, starting on the 21 May, 2018.
This follows the decisions of the CCG Governing Body and GCS Board at their meetings on 25 January, 2018, when they approved the preferred option of a new community hospital in the Forest of Dean to replace Dilke Memorial Hospital and Lydney and District Hospital.
The information received during the upcoming 6 week period of public engagement on the location of a new hospital will be presented to the Citizens’ Jury of Forest of Dean residents at the end of July and will help them in making a recommendation to the CCG Governing Body and GCS Board.
The Citizens’ Jury will also receive information from local representatives, healthcare professionals, councils and transport providers.
This approach to making a recommendation on the location of a new community hospital is consistent with feedback received during the public consultation.
Before making their decisions, the CCG Governing Body and GCS Board will consider the recommendation from the Citizens’ Jury, together with feedback received during the public engagement, feedback from health and care staff, information about travel and access issues and other local population data.
Over the coming weeks, we will be encouraging local people to have their say by attending an event and completing the feedback form.
The engagement booklet and feedback form will also be available from 21 May at www.fodhealth.nhs.uk and will be distributed to GP surgeries, libraries, pharmacies and community hospitals.
As we look to the future, we are committed to working in partnership with our staff and local people to deliver a wonderful new community hospital that can support the highest possible care and that the Forest of Dean can be rightly proud.
Yours sincerely
Paul Roberts Mary Hutton
Joint Chief Executive Accountable Officer
Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust & NHS Gloucestershire CC
