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Cossham Hospital

The redevelopment of Cossham Hospital is a step closer after the Boards of NHS South Gloucestershire, NHS Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust approved the full business case for the redevelopment towards the end of 2009.

The business case for the £19 million development is now being considered by the Strategic Health Authority, NHS South West. This is the final set of approvals before work is scheduled to begin on the main hospital building in April 2010.

Cossham Hospital currently provides outpatient and diagnostic services. After it is redeveloped, the hospital will have new, modern and fully accessible facilities from which the NHS will deliver double the previous number of outpatient appointments, a new minor injuries service, x-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT scanning, double the previous number of physiotherapy appointments and the first stand-alone, midwife-led birthing centre in the area. Podiatry and the special care dental service will move from Kingswood Healthcare Centre to new facilities at Cossham. North Bristol NHS Trust is also planning to provide a new renal dialysis on the site.  It is estimated that the number of patient visits to Cossham Hospital will grow from just over 70,000 in 2008/09 to 175,000 in 2012/13.

The investment in the hospital will provide:

• more clinical areas such as consulting rooms and treatment cubicles. The number provided will increase from 31 to 56;
• new high tech accommodation for a range of services including minor injuries, imaging, dentistry, the birth centre;
• attractive areas for patients, with information on health and related services, and travel links, readily available. Refreshments will be offered by the League of Friends from a new café area;
• a new community hall to replace the recreation hall; 
• better facilities for staff;
• additional car parking spaces
• more disabled parking spaces and a large ‘drop off’ area close to the front door; and
• the conservation and repair of the exterior of this grade II listed building.

To find out more about this work and to keep up to date with the project, log on to NHS South Gloucestershire’s website http://www.sglos-pct.nhs.uk/cossham.htm