What do you think about our plans to
change health services in Dorset?
Your questionnaire.
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Questionnaire
Your answers will be confidential.
What do you think about our
plans to change health services in
Dorset?
We are Dorset Clinical Commissioning
Group (CCG).
We are part of the NHS.
There are some questions for you to
answer about our plans to change
health services.
If you have a circle of friends or
support who help you make important
decsisions, ask them to help you fill in
this questionnaire.
When you have finished answering
the questions, your form to:
Opinion Research Services
Freepost SS1018
PO Box 530
Swansea
SA1 1ZL
You don’t need a stamp.
For more information see
www.dorsetsvision.nhs.uk
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Health services in Dorset need to
change.
Why is this?
More people are living longer – that is
good.
But as we get older we can develop
illnesses like diabetes.
Older people can also forget things
and be confused.
We want to make sure everyone
living in Dorset has good care.
We need to make sure there are
enough doctors and nurses to look
after everyone.
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And, we need to make sure the NHS
doesn’t run out of money.
What are our plans for the main
hospitals in Dorset?
We have three (3) main hospitals in
Dorset:
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
Dorchester Hospital.
Poole Hospital.
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All three (3) hospitals have the same
services, for example accident and
emergency departments, but they
find it hard to treat everyone on time.
Bournemouth Hospital.
We think we can save more lives if
one (1) hospital has a major accident
and emergency department and
treats people who have such bad
injuries or illnesses that their lives may
be in danger.
We think that Bournemouth Hospital
should be the major accident and
emergency hospital.
This is because more people live in
the east of Dorset, and that means it
would be easier for more people to
get there by ambulance.
You will still be able to go to Poole
Hospital for minor injuries such as:
• broken bones
• strains and sprains
• bites
• and burns
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Do you agree or disagree that
Bournemouth should be the major
emergency hospital?
I agree
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(1) box
I agree a bit
OK
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Poole Hospital.
Another hospital would treat patients
who can wait for their operations and
appointments. We call this planned
care.
For example, you would go here if
your doctor thinks you need to, for
planned appointments or for minor
injuries, like broken bones.
We think Poole Hospital should be the
hospital for planned care.
This is because there are good train
and bus services to Poole.
You can get to Poole by yourself if
you have a minor injury or are not
seriously ill.
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Do you agree or disagree that Poole
should be the hospital for planned
care?
I agree
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tick one
(1) box
I agree a bit
OK
I don’t agree
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Dorchester Hospital.
We think Dorchester Hospital should
continue to treat:
• accident and emergencies
• and planned care.
This is because there are a lot of small
towns and villages around Dorchester
and we don’t want people to travel
too far.
Do you agree or disagree that
Dorchester should be:
• an accident and emergency
hospital
• and a planned hospital?
I agree
Please
tick one
(1) box
I agree a bit
OK
I don’t agree
I don’t know
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How could community hospitals
help with appointments?
Some of the treatment at Dorset’s
main hospitals could be done better
in your local community hospital,
which is close to where you live.
We asked people about community
hospitals in the past. They told us it
is a good idea to have services like
outpatient appointments closer to
home This would be for things like:
• diabetes
• skin care
• physiotherapy
• and foot and hearing clinics
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Do you agree or disagree it would be
better to have more services – like
outpatient appointments, tests and
scans – closer to home?
I agree
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(1) box
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OK
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Changes to community hospitals.
To bring more care closer to home,
we would have to make some
changes to the 13 smaller community
hospitals across Dorset.
We call these community hospitals
now. In the future we will call them
community hubs.
Community hubs.
We want to have teams of doctors,
nurses, therapists, social workers and
volunteers working together.
All of these hubs would have
outpatient appointments, tests and
scans.
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Seven (7) of the bigger community
hubs would have beds for people
who need them.
These would be at:
• Blandford
• Bridport
• Poole
• Sherborne
• Swanage
• Weymouth
• Wimborne
Five (5) would not have beds.
These would be at:
• Christchurch
• Dorchester
• Portland
• Shaftesbury
• Wareham
Closures.
Some hospitals may be closed.
These would be at:
• Alderney near Poole
• St Leonards near Ringwood
• Westhaven near Weymouth
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Blandford Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that
Blandford Hospital should be a
community hub with beds?
I agree
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Bridport Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that
Bridport Hospital should be a
community hub with beds?
I agree
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Poole Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that Poole
Hospital should have a community
hub with beds?
I agree
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Sherborne Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that
Sherborne Hospital should be a
community hub with beds?
I agree
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Swanage Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that
Swanage Hospital should be
a community hub with beds?
I agree
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Weymouth Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that
Weymouth Hospital should be a
community hub with beds?
I agree
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Wimborne Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that
Wimborne Hospital should be a
community hub with beds?
I agree
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Christchurch.
Do you agree or disagree that
Christchurch Hospital should be a
community hub without beds?
I agree
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Dorchester Hospital.
Do you agree or disagree that
Dorchester Hospital should have a
community hub without beds?
I agree
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Portland.
Do you agree or disagree that
Portland Hospital should be a
community hub without beds?
I agree
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Shaftesbury.
Do you agree or disagree that
Shaftesbury Hospital should be a
community hub without beds?
I agree
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Wareham.
Do you agree or disagree that
Wareham Hospital should be a
community hub without beds?
I agree
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Alderney.
Do you agree or disagree that
Alderney Hospital near Poole should
not be a community hub and might
close?
I agree
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I agree a bit
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St Leonards.
Do you agree or disagree that St
Leonards Hospital near Ringwood
should not be a community hub and
might close?
I agree
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Westhaven.
Do you agree or disagree that
Westhaven Hospital near Weymouth
should not be a community hub and
might close?
I agree
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I agree a bit
OK
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Mum and baby and sick
children’s overnight beds at
Dorchester Hospital.
We asked some experts to look at:
• mum and baby services
• and sick children’s overnight beds
at Dorchester Hospital.
They told us that in future mum and
baby services and sick children’s
overnight beds need to have more
expert doctors and nurses to make
them safe.
This could happen if doctors and
nurses at Dorchester Hospital work
with Yeovil Hospital.
Yeovil Hospital is the nearest to
Dorchester that has mum and baby
and children’s overnight beds.
If this can’t be done, mums and
babies who need a doctor at the
birth and very sick children will be
treated at the new major emergency
hospital which we plan to have at
Bournemouth.
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What do you think?
Do you agree or disagree that the
hospitals at Dorchester and Yeovil
should work together to have mother
and baby and children’s overnight
beds?
I agree
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Do you agree or disagree that mums
and babies who need a doctor at the
birth and very sick children should
be treated at the major emergency
hospital in Bournemouth?
I agree
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Jargon buster.
Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group
(CCG).
We are part of the NHS.
We are the people who plan local
health services so that they are there
when you need them.
Diabetes.
This is an illness that affects how much
sugar is in your blood.
Accident and Emergency department.
This is where you would go if you are
very seriously ill or hurt. Usually you
would go there in an ambulance.
Planned care.
This is a care like a treatment or
operation that you don’t need to
have right away, so you can plan
when to have it.
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Outpatient appointments.
When you visit a hospital for an
appointment but you don’t have to
stay in overnight.
Tests and scans.
This could be:
• a blood test
• an x-ray
Community hospitals.
A hospital in your community that
is smaller than the three (3) main
hospitals.
Community hubs.
The name we have given to teams
of doctors, nurses, therapists, social
workers and volunteers working
together in one (1) building.
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Therapists
This could be:
• a physiotherapist who would help
you recover after accidental injury
• an occupational therapist who
would help you with things you do
every day at home
Sick children’s overnight beds
When sick children have to stay in a
hospital for more than one (1) night.
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