More than 10,000 people a year are needlessly visiting A&E in Southampton, and its costing the local NHS £750,000. Figures obtained by BBC South show about a 25% of all patients using the emergency department could have been treated in other ways. Today, doctors and health professionals began a drive to inform people about the alternatives. David Fenton has been along to one of the roadshows in the city. Heres a list of Minor Injury Units in the South that where appropriate can be used as an alternative to A&E. *Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton * St Marys NHS Treatment Centre, Milton Road, Portsmouth PO3 6DW * Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Bury Road, Gosport, PO12 3PW * Petersfield Community Hospital, Swan Street, Petersfield, GU32 3LB * Lymington New Forest Hospital * Andover War Memorial Hospital * Petersfield Community Hospital, Petersfield * St Marys Treatment Centre, Portsmouth * Blandford Community Hospital * Bridport Community Hospital * Westminster Memorial Hospital (Shaftesbury) * Wimborne Community Hospital * Weymouth Community Hospital * Yeatman Hospital (Sherborne) * Portland Community Hospital * Swanage Community Hospital * Abingdon - Urgent Care Centre, Abingdon Community Hospital * Henley, Outpatients Department, Townlands Hospital * Witney, Outpatients Department, Witney Community Hospital * Horsham * Bognor Regis Community Hospital * Park Surgery, Littlehampton
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:30:00 +0000
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