WOKINGHAM will discuss the proposed Royal Berkshire Hospital redevelopment at a community event on Tuesday, March 21.
The hospital’s foundation trust is holding the session at Wokingham Town Hall as part of Building Berkshire Together’s engagement for residents to keep updated on the plans’ progress.
Through speaking to visitors face-to-face, the trust looks to ensure the needs of staff, patients, visitors and communities are met.
Everyone is welcome to attend the event and listen to the options for the redevelopment or relocation of the hospital. Councillors are also invited to join.
Programme director Alison Foster said: “It is a complicated process to get to a shortlist and we want to make sure we have the latest intelligence about what health services the local population would like to receive, where and how.
“We are working hard to reach every corner of Berkshire to speak to communities who will use and benefit from a modern, fit for purpose, healthcare facility to deliver excellent clinical care in the 21st century.”
As part of the government’s News Hospital Programme, the trust wants to hear what services a relocated or redeveloped Royal Berkshire Hospital should provide.
The team is working on a business case application for the required funding that will be submitted to the Treasury and are gathering opinions to identify people’s preferred option.
They have yet to hear what the financial investment will be but an announcement is expected soon.
The New Hospital Programme team is developing a national approach which is expected to reduce costs for all the new hospitals with standardised and centralised approaches to deliver economies of scale.
The event takes place from 6pm-8pm and is free to attend, although visitors must reserve their space.
For bookings, contact: 07864003268 or [email protected]
