The vision for a New QEH, which will be built on the existing main car park of the hospital site, incorporates single rooms for all wards.
Designed by specialist architects in healthcare design, BDP, the new building is being developed using national guidance from the New Hospital Programme. Hospital 2.0 a standardised blueprint design for all new hospitals, developed in consultation with hundreds of clinicians, healthcare staff and patients across the country.
Local people are being invited to come along to information sessions to find out more about this patient focused design process the specialist New QEH team are undertaking. There will be opportunity to see what the new building could look like (subject to planning) and find out more about vast amount of ongoing work to make this state-of the-art building a reality.
Events will be taking place at the following locations; doors open at 5.45pm with presentations starting at 6pm:
Tuesday 10 June Hunstanton Town Hall
Thursday 12 June King’s Lynn Town Hall
Monday 16 June Virtual event
Wednesday 18 June Swaffham Assembly Rooms
Wednesday 25 June South Wootton Village Hall
Wednesday 16 July Marshland St James Village Hall
Monday 21 July Downham Market Town Hall
Paul Brooks, Director of Estates and Facilities and Senior Responsible Officer for the New QEH, said: “We are delighted to be able to bring along first visuals to show people what the New QEH could look like and give them a feel for how our new, digitally enabled, hospital will function.
“There is a huge amount of work underway to bring a new hospital to West Norfolk for our patients, our community and our staff. I look forward to meeting as many people as possible at these events, updating on our progress towards a New QEH and the work to keep our current site open and providing the best possible care.”
As a Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) hospital, the QEH has been prioritised for rebuild by the national New Hospital Programme.
Attendees will have the chance to hear more about the new multi-storey car park, which is a key enabling project for the New QEH.
The team of experts will explain how services will be developed for the new building including preparing departments for the move to a digitally enabled hospital and healthcare innovations being explored to meet the needs of the local population for generations to come.
Come along to learn how this project is being brought to life.
To register to attend book online at www.newqeh.org.uk, email newhospital@qehkl.nhs.uk or call 01553 613051.
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