NW Surrey CCG

WeyBetterWeybridge – PPDRA comments

Imagine breathing life back into Weybridge town centre, with better coordinated community facilities, enriched by our green open spaces… The WeyBetterWeybridge project is looking to do just that, in the redevelopment of the Weybridge Hospital site and the library site.

PPDRA has provided comments to the project, from residents in the Portmore Park area, on what would help make it a success.

For the project to succeed, we see it as imperative that:

Community use of both sites is retained and enhanced for people of all ages
- with increased youth provision and facilities for young people
Better linkage is achieved between the sites
- with pedestrians’ needs put ahead of passing motorists.
The massing of buildings is harmonious with the setting
- remain close to Church Street on the South (library) site
- allow the open space behind to stay sheltered from road traffic noise and pollution.
All the green space and tranquility of Churchfields is retained and safeguarded
- the open view of St James’ Church from Churchfields is conserved
- the togetherness of park, allotments and church respected.
The green space between the North site and Portmore Park Road is safeguarded.
Facilities are multi-functional and flexible
- maximise use and differing needs across age groups
- make available for extended hours
Car parking provision is sufficient, but not intrusive or dominant
- e.g. with undercroft parking on the North (hospital) site

We understand that the project is considering multiple possibilities. We want to see community facilities on these town centre sites, and not to lose them to other purposes, such as high density housing or commerce. And we want to ensure our green open spaces are not lost or diminished.

View to St James’ Church from Churchfields Recreation Ground (across Churchfields Car Park), Easter 2021

It is key to retain the natural open views from Churchfields park, towards the Church and allotments
- building in the southern two thirds of the car park would have an overbearing and negative impact on the open character of Curchfields park and allotments
Any new buildings on the South site should extend no further south than the office building adjacent to the entrance to Churchfields car park
New building on the Church Street library site should fit with our characteristic Weybridge town centre gabled street scene
New build on the North site could cover most of the hospital site
- incorporating extensive undercroft parking
There would be strong opposition to a tower block or excessive height
The North site can benefit from a green and tranquil aspect across the Youth Centre field.

PPDRA’s comments for weybetterweybridge share local residents’ thinking on facilities needed, young people’s needs, linking the sites, traffic, parking issues, nearby town centre improvements, and more.

You can download a copy of our full PPDRA comments for weybetterweybridge here

NHS urgent care / walk-in for Weybridge? Have your say 22 January 2020

Will Weybridge get a replacement Walk-In Cente / Urgent Treatment Centre, following the Weybridge Hospital fire? NW Surrey CCG have announced a further consultation and update, with some potential options.

The most local meeting is in Whiteley Village Hall, Wednesday 22 January 2020, 10:30 – 12:30. Please register beforehand by visiting http://nwsccg.eventbrite.com

Below is the text of the update email announcing the workshops.

From: Comms (NHS NORTH WEST SURREY CCG) <nwsccg.comms@nhs.net>
Sent: 10 January 2020 16:35
To: Comms (NHS NORTH WEST SURREY CCG) <nwsccg.comms@nhs.net>
Subject: Give your views on possible changes to NHS walk-in services in North West Surrey

Give your views on possible changes to NHS walk-in services in North West Surrey

Local doctors and healthcare professionals are asking for feedback on proposals to change and develop urgent care and walk-in services in North West Surrey.

Residents can attend a series of public events to give their views on a shortlist of options for future services and discuss how a greater range of support could also be offered in the community.

NHS North West Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group, alongside our partner organisations that make up North West Surrey Integrated Care Partnership, have been reviewing out of hospital services as part of The Big Picture programme. This looks at how to address the pressure on health and care services from a growing and aging population, the changing needs of people with long term conditions like diabetes and heart disease and the ever increasing challenge of recruiting the right health and care staff.

Recent improvements in out of hospital care in North West Surrey include:

better support for people with mental health needs – extended appointments with mental health experts to connect them to support from a wide range of services including therapies, physical health checks, social care and third sector organisations
easier access to GP services with additional appointments in the evenings and at weekends, including video consultations via the LIVI app
a redesigned NHS 111 service offering faster support from a wider range of healthcare professionals and direct appointments

Building on engagement with the local community last year, healthcare leaders now want to ask people for other ideas on how to reshape community based services to offer the most appropriate care for their needs now and in the future.

In addition, a new set of national standards has been introduced for Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs – the new name for all walk-in centre type facilities). These centres will all offer the same level of service so patients know where to go for urgent care wherever they are in the country. There are significant differences between existing walk-in facilities and the new specification and decisions need to be made on the best way to bridge this gap.

Following a period of public engagement last year, a shortlist of seven possible options has been developed working with local clinicians. It includes different configurations for UTCs across Woking, Weybridge and Ashford as well as how best to provide timely, high quality urgent care at St Peter’s hospital, working with our established Emergency Department

At this stage no decisions on these options have been made.

The public events are a chance for people to have their say on the future design of urgent care services, where key centres should be and what other services might be needed in the community to support local people in the best way.

Public feedback will be used to shape the clinical model for urgent care services and to reach a preferred option or options. If that leads to a substantial change to any services that are currently provided, a full public consultation would take place before any final decisions are made.

This shortlist has been reached following a detailed process involving clinicians, health and social care organisations, voluntary and community sector organisations and members of the public.

Shortlist of options

UTC = Urgent Treatment Centre

Number	St Peter’s	Weybridge	Ashford	Woking
1.	UTC	UTC	UTC	UTC
2.	UTC	No	UTC	UTC
3.	UTC	UTC	No	UTC
4.	UTC	UTC	UTC	No
5.	UTC	No	UTC	No
6.	UTC	No	No	UTC
7.	UTC	No	No	No

Community workshops 2020

We are inviting local people to participate in a range of activities and discussions. Please register in advance so we know how many people to expect.

When	Where	Register attendance
Wednesday 22 January 10.30am – 12.30pm	Whiteley Village Hall 3A Octagon Road, KT12 4EG	Register here
Wednesday 29 January 6.30pm – 8.30pm	H.G. Wells Conference Centre Church Street East, Woking, GU21 6HJ	Register here
Wednesday 5 February 10am – 12pm	Hythe Centre 36 Thorpe Road, Staines, TW18 3HD	Register here

The NHS is seeking views from all members of the community including minority groups whose voices are often not heard.

If you have any information, communications or accessibility needs please confirm these in advance by emailing nwsccg.bigpictureprogramme@nhs.net or call 01372 232450.

If you cannot attend an event but want to share your views – get in touch using the details below. If you would like us to attend a local meeting of an individual group or association, please also contact us using the details below.

Email nwsccg.bigpictureprogramme@nhs.net

Call 01372 232450

Text 07880 091328

Update on planning future health services for Weybridge

Residents who signed up to participate in consultation about future health services for Weybridge following the Community Hospital fire have received the update below.

Note that the NW Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) website has been updated with NW Surrey CCG’s informative reports of the two community meetings held on 17 October in St James’ Church, Weybridge.

PPDRA aims to contribute to the consultation in liaison with members who wish to particpate in the engagement process. If you are strongly interested in the shape of our future health services in Weybridge, please let us know.

FROM: Comms (NHS NORTH WEST SURREY CCG)
DATE: Wed 15/11/2017 13:30
SUBJECT: Engaging the local community in planning future health services for Weybridge

Thank you very much for expressing an interest in joining a smaller working group/s to consider future health services for Weybridge.

We have set out our draft engagement plans below, and it would be really helpful if you could let us know which group/s you might be interested in participating in:

Engaging local people across North West Surrey on our urgent care strategyAs we described at the public meetings in Weybridge on 17 October, we are starting to think about how we plan and improve access to urgent care services across North West Surrey. This will include services in Weybridge so it makes sense to start thinking about the wider picture first before we focus on the detail for a new healthcare facility in Weybridge.To start this engagement, we are planning to hold a wider engagement event (possibly end November/beginning of December) with up to around 50 people from across North West Surrey to start thinking about the best way to provide urgent care, on the day services for local people. This is likely to be a daytime event and we will also be inviting people from other parts of North West Surrey. This would include some facilitated table discussion.

A smaller working group to look at our developing urgent care strategyFollowing the event above, we would look to create a smaller working group that might meet every 2-4 weeks for a period of several months while we work through options and move towards public consultation.
Weybridge Hospital Patient Advisory GroupOnce we have clearer plans for urgent care access across North West Surrey, we would like to create a dedicated patient group to consider services + the look and feel/design for a new health facility in Weybridge. We anticipate a working group of up to around 20 people. This is not likely to meet until well into the New Year. This group is likely to meet approx. once a month for the duration of our planning for the new build (which could be up to around 2 years depending on how the planning moves forward).

As we indicated at the meetings in Weybridge, engaging the local community is a key part of our planning; we will continue to keep people updated via our website, the local press and other methods as appropriate and there will also be opportunities for more people to get involved during public consultation where we will also have further public meetings. During that wider consultation period we would also be very happy to come out and talk to local groups as much as possible.

In the meantime, we would be very grateful if you could indicate which of the above you would be interested in participating in; these are not mutually exclusive so you could opt for more than one if you wish.

All up to date information on Weybridge Community Hospital is now on our website and can be found here.

Communications and Engagement Team
NHS North West Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group
58 Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8DP

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