GP NOTIFICATION LETTER

GP NOTIFICATION LETTER
Dear Colleague
URGENT - CLINIC SITE CHANGES
Some Rheumatology and Respiratory clinics will be re-located to the Kitwood Centre at The
Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford from Monday 12 January 2015
This letter is to notify you of site changes involving some clinics which are likely to impact your patients,
They involve the re-location of the following clinics:
Respiratory Clinics run by Dr Anwar and Dr Naik
Rheumatology Clinics run by Dr Ahmed and Dr Farrow
All other rheumatology and respiratory clinics run by other consultants will remain on the Princess
Alexandra Hospital site in Harlow.
These temporary moves are part of the Trust’s Winter Resilience plans. The space vacated by these
clinics at PAH will be used to accommodate Ambulatory Care.
Arrangements have been made to ensure the Kitwood Centre at Herts and Essex Hospital has been
suitably furnished with appropriate signage for its new temporary function as an Outpatients Department.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause your patients, particularly those who face a longer
journey. We are writing to each of them advising of the new location and including an information sheet
with details of how to access the clinics in Bishop’s Stortford by car or public transport. We will also be
enclosing a leaflet with information about voluntary organisations providing subsidised or free transport for
those requiring this. The telephone number for patients needing information about how to travel to
the clinic or to change their appointment is: 01279 827391.
We would be most grateful if you could help make this transition as smooth as possible by reminding
patients who visit your surgery of the new location for some clinics.
We apologise once again for the disruption this move will cause but hope you understand this will help us
to provide the best possible service to our entire patient population over the challenging winter months.
Yours sincerely,
Jim McLeish
Interim Chief Operating Officer, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
HERTS AND ESSEX OUTPATIENTS DEPARTMENT
Address:
Herts and Essex Hospital
Cavell Drive, off Haymeads Lane
Bishop's Stortford
Travelling to Herts and Essex Hospital
Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
From Monday 15 December, The Princess Alexandra
Hospital Fracture Clinic Outpatients Department for
follow-up appointments is now temporarily based
at Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford.
The Herts and Essex Hospital is a community hospital
in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The hospital
provides services to local people that are provided
by Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) and
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAH).
By car:
Please use the address above to plan your route.
Car Parking:
There is a Drop off Only area which is free and cars can park here for drop off only. Both car parks
are for visitors and staff parking.
There are 14 disabled parking bays on site. You can only park in one of these spaces if you are
displaying a Blue Badge. All disabled parking is free of charge.
By Train:
Bishop's Stortford has a train station with regular connections to Harlow and surrounding areas.
The hospital is within walking distance.
A taxi office runs from the train station. A Stortbus stops at the Bus Interchange near Bishop’s
Stortford station and runs to and from Herts & Essex Hospital
By Bus:
The Sxconnect Bus 510 and Roadrunner Coaches Bus 511 run to Bishops Stortford from Harlow.