Press Release

Monday October 24, 2011

Options for GP services in the Western wards of Fareham discussed with local residents

We need your views, that’s the message from Hampshire Local Involvement Network (LINk) as it discusses options for Locks Road Surgery with patients and local residents.

Following a request from Dr Whitaker and Partners’ to close their Locks Road Branch Surgery and consolidate services at their main surgery in Whiteley, NHS Hampshire has carried out a complete review of all NHS buildings in the local area. This review looked at the current standard of the buildings, any investment that may be needed, occupancy levels and the potential to further develop these buildings in the future and has been used to develop three options for patients who use Locks Road Surgery. These options are to allow Locks Road branch to close with patients choosing to either move to Whiteley or register with another local practice who provides services to their address and is open to new registrations; to allow Locks

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Road branch to close and extend Brook Lane surgery to accommodate more patients from a wider area; or to establish a GP service in Fareham Community Hospital.

“NHS Hampshire has asked us to manage an independent engagement process about Locks Road and we are keen to hear the views of local patients and residents on the three options and what they value about local general practice services,” said Martin Cox from Hampshire LINk. “We will use all of the views given to produce a report which will be used by NHS Hampshire to make a decision on how to provide GP services to patients using Locks Road Surgery.”

You can give your views via our online survey at

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/gpservices

or by requesting a paper copy of the survey from our local office, Hampshire LINk, Forum 3, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, PO15 7FH or 01489 611675.

If you’d like to speak to us about the options and your views, we are also holding two drop-in sessions on:

 Friday 4th November from 10am – 4pm at Fareham Community Hospital, Brook Lane, Sarisbury, SO31 7DQ

 Wednesday 9th November from 6.00pm – 8.00pm at Victory Hall, Warsash Road, Warsash SO31 9HW

However, please understand your views need to be recorded by completing our survey (online or paper copy).

The deadline for all comments is Monday 5th December 2011

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For further information please contact Hampshire LINK on Hampshire LINk Forum 3 Solent Business Park

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Hampshire LINk is the organisation whose role is to find out what people like and dislike about local health and social care services and work with the people who plan and run them to help make them better. www.hampshire- link.co.uk

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