03 June 2013
South Bristol Community Hospital and partners to hold first Hengrove Plaza street festival
On Saturday 8 June, South Bristol Community Hospital will be
opening its doors to the local community as part of the Hengrove
Plaza street festival.
The free street festival is taking place in and around Hengrove
Plaza in South Bristol, in partnership with Hengrove Park Leisure
Centre and City of Bristol College's South Bristol Skills Academy.
Hospital partners Cofley and Bristol Community Health are also
supporting the event.
From 11am - 3pm members of the local community are invited to
come and have a look round the hospital, check out the facilities
at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre and discover what courses are
available at the neighbouring City of Bristol College's South
Bristol Skills Academy.
Neina English, matron manager at South Bristol Community Hospital,
said: "People in South Bristol campaigned for a local hospital for
more than 50 years. This new hospital is testament to how the
provision of healthcare is changing to provide the highest quality
of care in modern NHS facilities closer to home, wherever possible.
We have seen more than 75,000 people through our doors since we
opened at the end of March 2012, and still have the capacity to
treat more patients.
"South Bristol Community Hospital is an important part of the
community and we are looking forward to being involved in the first
Hengrove Plaza street festival together with Hengrove Park Leisure
Centre and City of Bristol College's South Bristol Skills Academy.
We are inviting the local community to come and meet us and to
understand more about the services and facilities available
here."
David Selkirk, general manager of Hengrove Park Leisure Centre,
said: "Hengrove Park Leisure Centre has provided a fantastic
facility for the community and I am looking forward to working in
partnership with our neighbours to put on our first Plaza festival.
We welcome everyone to try something new for themselves for the
day."
University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a number of
services at South Bristol Community Hospital including
physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dieticians, speech and
language therapy, X-rays and scans. A new community dental service,
offering free NHS treatment for local people, is provided by the
University of Bristol Dental Hospital. The purpose-built, £45
million hospital also provides an Urgent Care Centre, run by
Bristol Community Health, which delivers a walk-in service for
minor illness and injuries; day surgery; and a rehabilitation
service where people are able to stay as inpatients.
For more information about South Bristol Community Hospital and
the Hengrove Plaza street festival, please visit www.uhbristol.nhs.uk
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