A.2 - Approximate area for HLG invitations
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A.3 - Exhibition panels used for stage 1 consultation
Redevelopment stages and timeline
ENT,
and Audiology
Designs for the
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Barry
Building
Stage 2
Sussex
Cancer Centre
Stage 1
Stage 3
Jubilee Block
Area to be redeveloped
Latilla
Building
Nuclear Medicine
and
Anaesthetic offices
Date
Activity
Late 2010
The planning application is submitted to
Brighton & Hove City Council
December 2010
Services and staff affected by the construction
of Stage 1 begin moves to alternative locations
April/May 2011
Formal consideration of the 3Ts planning application
by Brighton and Hove City Council
December 2011
Construction of Stage 1 begins (new wards, Regional
Centre for Neurosciences, Major Trauma Centre)
Summer 2015
Stage 1 is completed and ready for use
Teaching
Construction of Stage 2 begins (Sussex Cancer Centre
and Medical School)
Winter 2018
Stage 2 is completed and ready for use
Spring 2019
Construction for Stage 3 begins (multi-storey car park)
Summer 2020
Stage 3 and whole project complete and ready for use
Trauma
Tertiary
In partnership with
Building for the future
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In partnership with
Building for the future
A.3 - Exhibition panels used for stage 1 consultation
Your opinion counts
Arts and interiors – inspirations
If you have an opinion about the hospital redevelopment,
please speak to a member of staff or complete a form.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals and the 3Ts redevelopment
team are dedicated to building the best possible hospital, both inside
and out. This is why we actively engage with local residents, interest
groups, patients and statutory bodies about the project. One of the
results of the process so far can be seen in the two images below.
The new hospital design - January 2010
The new hospital design - June 2010
These changes occurred after extensive consultation with local residents,
English Heritage, local interest groups and Brighton and Hove City
Council planners.
The consultation and engagement programme around the hospital
redevelopment doesn’t end with the outside of the building. Regular
design meetings are held with healthcare professionals, expert patients
and users of services to optimise the design of all the departments in the
new buildings. The engagement programme will continue to connect
with people from across the city and the region to ensure the best
healthcare future for all the users of the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
In partnership with
Building for the future
Building for the future
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A.4 - Questionnaire used for stage 1 consultation
3Ts Response Form
If you have any other opinions you would like to express
or comments you would like to make please do so in the box below.
3Ts Response Form
A few quick questions about the hospital redevelopment
Do you have experience, as a patient, visitor or staff member, of the
Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton?
Yes 
No 
Does it require modernisation?
Yes, urgently 
Yes, in 5 years 
Not at all 
I don’t know 
Yes, in 10 years 
Overall, do you support the proposed redevelopment?
Yes 
No 
I don’t know 
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Elsewhere in Sussex 
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Name
Address
Email Address
Phone Number
Do you like what you have seen of the design so far?
Yes 
No 
I don’t know 
Where do you live?
Brighton & Hove 
If you would like to be kept up to date with news about the redevelopment
please enter you details below. The opinions you have expressed on this
questionnaire will have no affect on your present or future care. If you
choose to give your contact details they will be held separately from the
answers given on this form.
Outside Sussex 
Thank you for taking the time to complete this form.
Please hand it to a member of staff.
Contact
Website: www.bsuh.nhs.uk/3ts
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone:(01273) 523375
A.5 - Stage 1 questionnaire results
Do you have experience, as a patient, visitor or staff member, of the Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton
yes
No
50.49
90
83.9
12.29
80
70
4.98
07/08/2010--->Brighton Gay Pride
11/08/2010--->General Public
60
0.66
50
0
5.6 15.94
0.33
17/08/2010--->Older people and Stroke Groups
6.97
19/08/2010--->General Public
40
0
30
13.28
20
10
0
25/09/2010--->General Public
Totals
No
yes
07/08/2010--->Brighton Gay Pride11/08/2010--->General Public
17/08/2010--->Older people and
19/08/2010--->General Public 25/09/2010--->General Public
Stroke Groups
Totals
yes
50.49
4.98
5.6
15.94
6.97
83.9
No
12.29
0.66
0
0.33
0
13.28
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A.5 - Stage 1 questionnaire results
88.54
100
80
7.99
6.64
7.3089
Totals
56.666
14.95
0
19/08/2010--->General Public
3
0.33
0.33
11/08/2010--->General Public
No
I don't know
74
I don't know
0.33
6.64
0
20
5.31
07/08/2010--->Brighton Gay Pride
yes
No
4.98
0.33
17/08/2010--->Older people and Stroke Groups
yes
40
0.33
25/09/2010--->General Public
60
Do you like what you have
seen in the designs so far
0
4
yes
No
I don't
know
07/08/2010--->Brighton
Gay Pride
11/08/2010--->General
Public
17/08/2010--->Older
people and Stroke
Groups
56.666
5.31
4.98
4
0.33
0.33
3
0.33
7.99
6.64
0
0.33
0.33
0
7.3089
Brighton 3Ts: CONSULTATION STATEMENT
19/08/2010--->General
Public
25/09/2010--->General
Public
Totals
14.95
6.64
88.54
A.5 - Stage 1 questionnaire results
Overall, do you support the proposed redevelopment.
yes
No
I don't know
100
57.47
90
80
90.69
3.32
70
60
0
50
0.33
5.6
40
0.33
4.98
15.94
30
20
0
3.98
6.64
10
0
1.32
No
I don't know
yes
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A.6 - Publicity for stage 2 consultation events
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Healthcare is changing…
…So are we
An Exhibition of Redevelopment Designs for
The Royal Sussex County Hospital
1st Floor Foyer, Hove Town Hall
Saturday 16th October
11am to 4pm
Monday 18th October
11am to 7pm
Tuesday 19th October
11am to 7pm
Wednesday 20th October 11am to 7pm
Thursday 21st October
11am to 7pm
Friday 22nd October
11am to 7pm
All are welcome
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News
theargus.co.uk/news
Council staff
‘let down by
management’
6
Brighton and Hove
The Argus, Thursday, November 4, 2010
BRIGHTON & HOVE LEADER
COUNCIL staff feel forgotten, ignored and unsupported at work, according
to a confidential report
leaked to The Argus.
An internal report produced by staff at Mid Sussex
District Council said workers
had little confidence in their
bosses and felt unable to tell
them when they could not
cope with their workload.
The Wellbeing Initiative
report was put together after
the council received a routine
inspection from a team from
the Health and Safety Executive in 2009.
An inspector advised the
council to take action to assess
the level of workplace stress
and said an improvement
notice would be served if the
council failed to tackle the
problem.
The council formed a steering group of 45 members of
Thursday, October 14, 2010
by RUTH LUMLEY
staff from different tiers of
management, who were asked
questions about the demands
on them at work, the control
and support they have, their
relationships with their colleagues and managers and the
changes that have taken place
within the council.
Resigned
In May former chief executive John Jory announced he
had resigned from his post to
become chief executive at
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council.
His deputy, Kathryn Hall,
has been managing the day-today running of the council
with heads of department,
and councillors have accepted
a recommendation that she
takes over the role permanently.
In the report, staff complained of a lack of communication with management and
said offices were of poor quality. It also said workloads were
high and many staff felt they
had could not discuss their
workload with managers.
Staff also said that they
were unable to claim back
extra hours they had worked.
A council spokeswoman
said staff were anxious
because they were concerned
Government cuts could cost
them their jobs.
The joint initiative between
management and Unison was
set up and five focus groups,
consisting of a cross-section of
staff from across the council,
were held in June this year.
She said: “Management and
union representatives are
keen to address the concerns
raised by staff and are putting
together an action plan.”
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ACTION: Volunteers Christopher Accleton, Robin Hanford, Andrew Ledward, Greg Ledward, Jo
Burchett, Terry Morford and Martyn Stenning take part in Make A Difference day
Lime Aid helps to make a difference
VOLUNTEERS used shears,
loppers and jungle cutters to
trim the base of historic lime
trees.
Lime Aid Uckfield tended to
the trees as part of Make A
Difference day on Saturday.
The trimming helps to
rejuvenate the trees in Lime
Tree Avenue, Uckfield, and
keep them healthy. Litter was
also collected and the
summer growth over the
footpath was trimmed back
for winter walkers.
Another action day has been
pencilled in for February 26
at 10am. More volunteers are
needed to complete the job of
maintaining the trees.
For more information, visit
www.limetreeavenue.co.uk.
A.7 - Local Media Articles about 3Ts proposal
(The Kemptown Rag, June 2011)
Mid Sussex Times
28 October 2010
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A.7 - Local Media Articles about 3Ts proposal
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The Argus, Friday, April 1, 2011
The promised redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital is just the tonic the city needs
Seize this opportunity
by SIOBHAN RYAN
Health Reporter
“IF we don’t seize this
opportunity now, then it
will be another ten years at
least before we get the same
chance again.”
This stark warning is today
made by Duncan Selbie, chief
executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals which
runs the Royal Sussex County
Hospital in Brighton, as it prepares to submit a planning
application for a major £420
million redevelopment of the
site.
The hospital has spent the
past two years liaising and
working with Brighton and
Hove City Council planners,
councillors, residents, heritage
and conservation groups, environmentalists and its own staff
to come up with a suitable proposal.
It is a massive undertaking
and will include the demolition
of the hospital's old Barry and
Jubilee buildings, replacing
and expanding the Sussex Cancer Centre and the creation of
a helipad for the air ambulance
on top of the Thomas Kemp
tower block.
The hospital has redesigned FUTURE: How the redeveloped
its overall plans a staggering 27 other hospital trusts around
times to accommodate the the country have expressed
demands made of it – including shock that Brighton has been
changing the height of the given the money and any delay
building and relocating the site may result in the funding being
of the helipad, which will cost lost.
an extra £4 million.
It will mean that the city's
It has also agreed to put in a hospital will be stuck in its curlarger underground car park rent run-down state for years
than originally planned, which to come.
will mean an extra 350 places
The fear now is that unless
will be added to the existing 491 the process starts moving foron the site. But time is now ward quickly, that approval
running out.
will be lost and the money will
Sources have told The Argus disappear forever.
that the Government has
The hospital wants to get its
agreed to approve the funding application into the council
of the redevelopment, but this this summer, already six
will only happen formally once months later than hoped for,
planning permission is given.
but still needs that final nod
It is known that several from planning officers to press
ahead.
Mr Selbie said: “This is
the best opportunity we
have to become a modern teaching hospital
not only for people in
Brighton and Hove but
across Sussex and the
South East as well.
“It will enable us to
further develop
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The cases for change
DEMOLITION OF THE BARRY AND JUBILEE BUILDINGS
The Barry Building was built in 1828 - 20 years before Florence
Nightingale started nursing.
The main entrance is at what used to be the basement level, so
patients and visitors have to climb, or be wheeled up, a steep slope to
use the building.
The ceiling height is very low – too low to use with a mobile X-ray unit.
There is a lack of natural light.
Three lift journeys are required to get from A&E to the Barry building
wards, including going outside.
The space between some beds is less than the 8ft Florence Nightingale
said was the minimum – and considerably less than modern standards.
If an inpatient needs the CT scanner, theatres or the Cancer Centre,
they have to be taken outside regardless of the weather.
Maintenance costs can run into millions of pounds each year.
REPLACING AND EXPANDING THE SUSSEX CANCER CENTRE
Eleven radiotherapy machines will be needed by 2018 to keep pace with
the increase in population and cancer.
Otherwise patients will have to travel to other centres or waiting times
will increase. The chemotherapy unit is cramped, giving limited privacy
and dignity.
BRINGING THE HURSTWOOD PARK NEUROSCIENCES CENTRE FROM
HAYWARDS HEATH TO BRIGHTON
Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton would look from the sea and from Roedean Road. Clearly visible on top of the 14-storey building is the air ambulance helipad
Timetable
Planning application submitted in summer 2011.
Planning decision in autumn 2011.
If approved, building work to start in early 2012.
The first stage of the redevelopment to finish by early 2016.
The second and final stage of redevelopment to finish and
patients to move in by 2020.
Brighton and Sussex Medical
School as well as develop and
provide more services which
will bring in more jobs to the
area.
“We know there have been
concerns about the scale of the
development and the impact
on local residents and we have
done everything we can to
accommodate those.
“The Barry and Jubilee
buildings are totally unsuitable for 21st century care and
they need to go.”
Redevelopment
project
director Duane Passman says
the Royal Sussex has been one
of the most complex and difficult projects he has ever
worked with.
It is a city centre site and
surrounded by residential
streets and five conservation
areas.
He said: “We are aware of
the impact of the development
and the disruption that will be
caused by the construction
work.
“We are not insensitive to
that. However we have reached
the point where we have got to
get on with it.”
Councillors, planning offi-
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cers and MPs agree the chance
of a new hospital is welcome,
but they are still not 100% satisfied all concerns have been
met.
Council leader Mary Mears
said: “A new expanded hospital
would certainly be a boost for
the city. It would represent
about £400 million of Government investment over the coming years.
“In the current economic climate that is highly unusual
and we are one of the few
places in the country to receive
such funding.
“Such a large investment is
bound to be a boost to the local
economy and will hopefully
create job opportunities for
local residents.
"However, residents will
clearly have concerns about
various aspects of the proposed development and we
must ensure that these are
dealt with as part of the planning process.”
Labour Kemptown ward
councillor Craig Turton agrees
a new hospital would be a
major boost for the city but
said local concerns had to be
taken into consideration.
He said: “The hospital's preFlorence Nightingale wards
badly need to be modernised to
the benefit of patients, visitors
and staff.
“The city has established an
excellent medical school and
needs these complementary,
top-class hospital facilities.
“The trust still needs to do
more to address concerns
regarding the height and the
mass of the proposed buildings.
“Time may be pressing but
this is a huge development and
has to be right.
“Local people will have to
live with this redevelopment
that has the potential to significantly change the character
and social fabric of Kemp
Town.
“I certainly do not think that
time is a consideration.
“The trust knows that its
planning application can only
be submitted when it stands a
chance of being granted and
that can only happen if it is
realistic and has broad support.”
Council head of planning
Martin Randall said: "It’s a
complex project which pres-
ents particular challenges, not
least where to put a helicopter
landing pad.
“We are in a pre-application
process which is proving
extremely
helpful
and
designed to save time later.
That is continuing.
“Our aim is to get a development which maximises benefits to the whole city while minimising costs locally in terms
of its impact and operation.
“We’re crystal clear on the
importance of the hospital and
want this progressed as fast as
possible. Everyone is working
towards a planning application
being submitted at the earliest
opportunity.”
Green Brighton Pavilion MP
Caroline Lucas said: “I 100%
support the redevelopment of
the Royal Sussex and it is vital
that we go forward with the
project as soon as possible.
“I understand there are still
areas of concerns and obvi-
ously those are legitimate concerns but I feel the hospital has
done as much as it can to allay
those.
“I would also hope that as
the project progresses, the
issues raised will be dealt with
but we need to make progress
now.
“We have the opportunity
for a world class hospital in the
city and we mustn't lose it.”
Brighton
Kemptown
MP
Simon Kirby, whose constituency includes the Royal
Sussex, said: “The most important thing is that we have the
best possible hospital that we
can.
“I am conscious of a number
of issues that concern residents and they need to be
addressed as much as possible.
“I am keen for this to happen
quickly but we have only once
chance at this and we need to
get it right.”
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All change
As little as five years ago the Royal Sussex and
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS
Trust had a poor reputation.
It had spiralling debts, a reputation for being
inefficient, long A&E waits, soaring MRSA rates
and regularly had a low score on the annual
performance tables.
But in recent years things have changed.
From being in a position of owing up to
£34 million, the Trust declared itself
debt free at the end of the last financial
year.
From a peak of 141 MRSA cases in the 2005/6
The current home was originally built in 1938 as an acute psychiatric
admissions unit.
There are too few single rooms, no en-suite single rooms and only four
toilets on each ward.
Accessing the MRI scanner involves a long corridor and two lift journeys.
Lifts frequently break down, in which case an ambulance is called to
take the patient from Hurstwood Park around the site to the MRI
scanner.
14% of Sussex patients needing neurosurgery have to travel to London
for their treatment because Hurstwood Park isn’t big enough.
There are only two operating theatres, which results in a high rate of
cancellations for planned operations because of emergency admissions.
CREATION OF A MAJOR TRAUMA CENTRE AT THE ROYAL SUSSEX
Major trauma is the leading cause of death in the under 40s, and
includes traffic accidents, assaults, falls and knife wounds.
It is also a major cause of debilitating long-term injuries – for each
trauma death, there are two survivors with serious or permanent
disability.
Having a major trauma centre at Brighton will increase survival rates by
up to 20%.
OBJECTIONS
The redevelopment is too large for the area and will cause major
disruption while building work is carried out.
Concerns about the number of car parking spaces available – residents
still don't feel there are enough and there must be more promotion of
travel by public transport to the hospital.
There are concerns about the impact on traffic on an already busy
Eastern Road.
The helipad will cause noise and disruption for local residents and there
are concerns about its impact on the skyline.
Residents say the final design of the frontage onto Eastern Road is a
key issue and must be in keeping with the surrounding character of
Kemp Town.
AIR AMBULANCE
financial year, the trust recorded seven cases in
2010/11.
Patients are more likely to survive following
treatment for strokes, heart disease and major
accidents at the Royal Sussex than almost
anywhere else in the country.
It is meeting all its waiting time targets and has
gone from having the slowest A&E department
in the country to one of the fastest.
Mr Selbie said: “There is already a lot to be
proud of at the Royal Sussex and the Princess
Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath.
“We just want to make it even better.”
OLD: The Barry building is showing its age
The original plans for the helipad were to place it on top of a new 14
storey building. But the new building could be seen from the nearby
Lewes Crescent heritage area and the hospital was asked to lower it to
11 storeys.
However, for safety reasons, the helipad still had to be the same height,
which meant a raised platform would have to be installed.
This did not go down well with residents, councillors or planners so
hospital managers are now planning to install the helipad on the top of
the 14 storey Thomas Kemp Tower instead, where it is not so visible.
The hospital expects there to be less than one flight a week on average.
There will be no hovering or circling – the helicopter will go straight to
the helipad, land, discharge the patient and take off.
A helicopter will not be based on the site and it will not fly at night.
(The Evening Argus, April 1st 2011)
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Karate-thon
will raise cash
for victims
KARATE students will stage a
physically demanding sponsored event to raise money for
the victims of the Japanese
earthquake and tsunami.
Members of Shorinjiryu
Renshinkan Karate School
will take part in a 24-hour
Karate-thon on April 9 from
7.30pm.
It is hoped that the event will
raise more than £5,000 for the
karate school’s members in the
north of Japan.
It will be held at Freedom
Leisure’s Dolphin Leisure Centre in Haywards Heath and will
involve about 100 students performing kata, memorised
sequences of defence and attack
movements.
Participants will donate a fee
and will be sponsored for their
efforts.
The event will include a sixhour Karate-thon for youngsters aged ten and over and a
four-hour Karate-thon for those
aged eight to ten.
The Karate-thon will be open
to spectators and donations
can be made via www.
renshinkankarate-england.
org.uk.
Messy fun
for young
CHILDREN can get messy
with some creative play.
Red Jelly classes for
children under six will
take place throughout the
Easter holidays.
Themes will include
Eggstravaganza and
Spring Time, where
children will have the
chance to decorate large,
wall murals and giant,
cardboard structures.
Classes will run at Hove
Methodist Church in
Portland Road this
Monday at 10am,
Wednesday at 10.30am,
Thursday at 10am, Friday
at 10.30am and April 14 at
10.30am.For details and to
book visit
www.redjellykids.co.uk.
Golfers back
African plan
MEMBERS of a golf club are
supporting students who will be
heading to Africa.
Slinfold Golf and Country
Club is helping 82 students and
staff from The Weald School in
Billingshurst to raise money for
the school’s charity, Classrooms
for Kenya.
To support the fundraising
Slinfold’s head therapist at its
Retreat Spa, Skye Jaworski, will
attend a fundraising pamper
evening at the school tonight to
wax the legs of sixth form students Josh Moore and Max
Dench, who have been sponsored by their families and
friends.
Classrooms for Kenya was set
up to help fund the rebuilding of
schools in the Kitale region of
Kenya, near the Ugandan
boarder.
This summer will be the
school’s fourth trip to Kenya.