5 A NEW HOSPITAL TO REPLACE FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL
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Purpose of the
item: The
purpose of this report is to update the committee on the recent
public engagement undertaken by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
and the Frimley Integrated Care System (known as NHS Frimley) on
the criteria to evaluate a shortlist of possible sites for a new
hospital. This report serves as an update to the previous report
presented to the committee by the Trust and NHS Frimley on 7
December 2023.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Witnesses:
Emma Boswell, Director
for Partnerships and Engagement
Cain Thomas, Interim
Programme Director
Key points
raised in the discussion:
- A Substitute Member
asked if Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust felt enough was being
done with engagement, given the survey conducted received 3,399
responses but Frimley HealthNHS Foundation
Trust had a customer base of around half a million. The Director of
Partnerships and Engagement responded that there could never be
enough engagement achieved but Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
would always strive to do more. The engagement completed so far was
at the beginning of the new hospital’s journey, with many
lessons to learn from it and plans were in place to improve.
Partners were relied on in terms of sharing information as well as
using Frimley Health’s own networks.
- The Substitute Member
suggested that Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust needed to do
more to make residents feel their views were important. The
Substitute Member also referenced from the report that only 25% of
responses from the engagement was from Frimley Health’s staff
and asked what Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust was going to do
further to improve on this. The Director for Partnerships and
Engagement said there were several different ways Frimley
HealthNHS Foundation Trust engaged with
staff, one of which was through the online survey. There were two
all staff events, attended by over 600 staff members. The new
hospital programme team engaged with staff through existing
meetings within Frimley Health NHS Foundation
Trust and in other ways. This engagement was continuing. There was
an engagement plan, that would be refreshed considering the
outcomes of the early engagement so far. The Interim Programme
Director added that the feedback of the surveys undertaken was
contributing to the selection criteria and considered when
reviewing sites for the new hospital.
- A Member asked how
ethnic minority groups with cultural/language barriers were being
addressed in Frimley Health’s engagement. The Director for
Partnerships and Engagement explained that Frimley
HealthNHS Foundation Trust was committed to
engaging with all sections of the community with reducing health
inequalities being a core ambition. Frimley Health NHS Foundation
Trust had good examples of working with local community groups,
faith leaders, the voluntary sector and interpretation services to
ensure ethnic minority communities could engage with Frimley
Health’s work. However, this had not come through in the
work. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust would revisit these
communities to ensure elements of best practice were built
on.
- The Member also asked
what questions were asked in Frimley Health’s public
consultation process. The Director for Partnerships and Engagement
explained this would be checked and a response would be provided to
the Committee.
- A Member asked
Frimley Health to elaborate further on the consultation process.
The Director for Partnerships and Engagement explained it was
imperative for Frimley HealthNHS Foundation
Trust to offer a broad range of opportunities to engage in the work
and recognise the different needs of the communities. Engaging with
communities, conducting face-to-face sessions, and offering access
to ...
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