4 March 2011
Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals are looking for 1,000 patients and local people to become involved in a special panel to give feedback about their hospital services.
People joining up to the 'Your hospital' initiative will receive regular surveys about the work of the Trust, as well as invites to events and meetings.
Members of 'Your hospital' will be asked to comment on a wide range of issues affecting clinical services at the Trust and can specify what areas interest them, from maternity and care of the elderly through to cardiology and cancer. They will also be asked for feedback on non-clinical services, for instance the quality of hospital food and car parking.
People can also opt to comment on just one hospital, or all three.
Pippa Hart is the Director of Nursing. She said "As a Trust, we serve a population of more than 420,000 people and it's vital that our patients and local people help to shape the services we provide.
"Over the next few months, we want to sign up 1,000 patients and local people to our 'Your hospital' panel. People who join will receive regular surveys about the work of our hospitals; all we ask is that they give us honest and frank feedback.
"In return, we promise to share the results in our regular newsletters and to let them know how their feedback is being used to change or improve the services we provide.
"Joining the 'Your hospital' panel couldn't be easier and it takes no more than three minutes: simply fill in our online form."
