The NHS has bought two sites where the hospitals could be placed, but says they have an 'exit strategy'
People are being urged to have their say on possible locations for the new Royal Preston and Royal Lancaster hospitals. The NHS has launched a survey to get people’s thoughts on the suggested locations, which were revealed last month.
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary would shift two miles south of its present city centre home of more than a century to a plot at Bailrigg East – between the A6 and the M6 – just north of Lancaster University’s Health Innovation Campus. The two sites have been bought by the NHS, but bosses say they have an “exit strategy” should other options come forward – and that they are actively open to suggestions.
She said: "Because we haven’t taken any decisions and the sites are proposed at this stage, people have a real opportunity to tell us what they think …the sites may impact them – so they shape our proposals for the future." "Could we and should we be providing closer to our communities rather than always having to go to hospital?”
However, Rebecca urged residents to make their voices heard now and not wait until the later consultation process begins. Although the plans still have to be at formative stage – and so open to change – when formal consultation takes place, she said the engagement exercise was a chance for people to help “make our proposals better”.
"This includes residents of Preston and surrounding areas, but also many more people who depend on Royal Preston Hospital for major trauma care and specialist services. We have already received feedback on topics including transport and access to the site, and we continue to listen.
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