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A new state-of-the-art inpatient ward is under construction at 91Ó°ÊÓ District Hospital, helping to reduce waiting times for elective surgery. Providing 24 additional beds, it will be an environmentally sustainable building that our clinical teams have been heavily involved in designing. Demolition of existing buildings began in March with construction of the main building planned for May. Access to all other buildings will remain unchanged throughout the ward construction. Projects updates will be given during this time. Pictured above is an artist's impression of the new building.

During the upcoming industrial action on 18th and 19th January by the Royal College of Nursing, 91Ó°ÊÓ District Hospital will be operating a Bank Holiday level service. The focus of the hospital during the two days of strike action is to maintain safe and compassionate patient care. Our Accident & Emergency Department will be fully functional and we will have safe staffing levels for all inpatients. However, many of our outpatient clinics and planned surgery may be unable to go ahead as planned. Patients impacted will be contacted directly by the hospital. If you are not contacted directly we would ask you to attend as planned. The hospital has been working closely with the Royal College of Nursing to ensure our wards are safely staffed and that critical services are maintained. We would ask anyone that attends the hospital during the two days of industrial action to please be aware that staff will be stretched by the industrial action and to be prepared to wait a little longer or have appointments delayed. Here is a message from CEO Stacey Hunter on the RCN strike: https://youtu.be/n6ZNfrvDyyw

If anyone has any concerns following the recent guilty verdict of the trial of Mr Mansoor Khan (former Plastic Surgeon at 91Ó°ÊÓ NHS Foundation Trust), please contact our dedicated helpline number on 07880278899 or email sft.mrkhanquestions@nhs.net. To confirm the Trust has been reassured by the National Crime Agency investigation team that none of the charges that Mr Khan has been found guilty of relate to any clinical work here at 91Ó°ÊÓ District Hospital.  If anyone has any further information relating to this matter, please direct your concerns to the National Crime Agency on 0370 4967622.

If anyone has any concerns during the trial of Mr Mansoor Khan (former Plastic surgeon at 91Ó°ÊÓ NHS Foundation Trust), please contact our dedicated helpline number on 07880278899 or email sft.mrkhanquestions@nhs.net To confirm, the Trust has been reassured by the National Crime Agency investigation team that none of the charges that Mr Khan is on trial for relate to any clinical work here at 91Ó°ÊÓ District Hospital. If anyone has any further information relating to this matter, please contact the National Crime Agency on 0370 4967622.

91Ó°ÊÓ District Hospital’s Maternity Unit is now home to the New Beatrice Birth Centre. The centre is run by experienced midwives and is best described as a ‘home away from home’ environment and a middle ground alternative to the traditional labour ward or home birth. The centre, which will receive its first mothers on Monday, offers a safe, friendly environment suitable for women who have had a healthy pregnancy and are expecting to have a straightforward birth. Women can choose to give birth in the centre even if for first babies.