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Whitby Hospital
Whitby Hospital is a community hospital and the partners of
Whitby Group Practice are actively involved in providing the day to day medical
cover for many of the services provided, including:
Some services are provided by all partners;
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Minor Injuries Unit (casualty) |
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In patients; GP beds and also Palliative Care beds in the Heather Unit. |
Partners with special interests and skills provide certain, more
specialised, services as either Clinical Assistants or Hospital Practitioners
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Anaesthetics |
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Gynaecology operating lists |
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Maternity (including ante-natal and intra-partum care) |
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Ophthalmology out-patients |
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Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic out-patients |
Other local practices also provide medical input to Whitby
Hospital.
Our patients can be seen by consultants visiting from the local
NHS trusts of both Scarborough and Middlesborough at Whitby Hospital
out-patients.
Patients can have a number of radiological investigations at
Whitby Hospital.
Changes to medical cover at Whitby Hospital effective November
2004
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The full range of services outlined above is provided by
partners during the in-hours period. |
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When local doctors were responsible for their own GP out of
hours (that is, until the end of October 2004) we were able to cover the
hospital around the clock, because we had to be available for GP problems
anyway. |
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Since the
PCT took over responsibility
for
out of hours GP services this is no longer possible, but we have
negotiated with the
Scarborough General Hospital Acute Trust
to maintain medical (doctor) cover until 10pm weekday nights and weekend and
public holiday mornings. Outside these hours the hospital is nurse led with
emergency cover from
Primecare. This service is less
than what we were previously able to provide, but has ensured that there
is a service in Whitby, unlike a number of other areas in the country
where community hospitals have faced closure following PCTs taking over
responsibility for out of hours services. |
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