NHS Borders
NHS Borders | |
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Type | NHS board |
Established | 2004 |
Headquarters | Borders General Hospital Melrose TD6 9BS[1] |
Region served | Scottish Borders |
Area size | 4,732 square kilometres |
Population | 110,200 |
Hospitals | |
Staff | 2,627 (2018/19)[2] |
Website | www |
NHS Bordersis one of the fourteen health boards withinNHS Scotland.It provides healthcare services for theScottish Borders,the south east region of Scotland. NHS Borders is headquartered inMelrose.
History
[edit]In February 2015 it announced a review of its services. A petition against any move to shut hospital sites in Peebles, Duns, Hawick and Kelso gathered more than 4,000 signatures of support though no proposals to close any have yet appeared.[3]
The board's Pharmacy Team won the Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year Award at the 2017 Scottish Pharmacist Awards.[4]
During the months of April - June 2021, NHS Borders outperformed the national average in their cancer waiting times, with almost 92% of urgent cancer suspicion referrals being seen within the Scottish Government's 62-day target and 100% of cancer patients beginning their treatment within the 31-day target.[5]
In August 2021, NHS Borders performance dipped to the lowest level for the adherence to the national A&E 4 hour timeframe for admission, transferral or discharge of patients, as it was recorded with a mere 67.7%, being below the national average.[6]
Hospital Services
[edit]NHS Borders provides both acute and community care within the Scottish Borders, with the main acute site offer bed capacity for approximately 330 patients.
Borders General Hospital
[edit]TheBorders General Hospitalis NHS Border's acute hospital, located in nearMelrosein the Scottish Borders. Known locally as the "BGH", The Borders General Hospital offers a range of acute inpatient services, including a Departement for Medicine of the Elderly, pre/peri/post natal services and a Stroke Unit.[7]The BGH has a bed capacity of 328. A 24-hour Accident and Emergency Service is offered within the BGH.
Hawick Community Hospital
[edit]Hawick Community Hospitaloffers a range of services to the Hawick Community. Within the hospital, there are 23 inpatient beds, for step down and rehabilitation care; a day unit, offering care for older patients with dementia and mental health conditions.[8]Hawick Community Hospital also offers a 24-hour Minor Injuries Unit.
Hay Lodge Hospital
[edit]Hay Lodge Hospitalis located in the Border town ofPeebles.The hospital has a 23 bedded inpatient unit, along with a 24-hour minor injuries unit, GP Treatment Rooms and consultant led clinics in a range of clinical specialties.[9]
Kelso Community Hospital
[edit]Kelso Community HospitalinKelsois a 23-bedded unit offering care to patients requiring rehabilitation, assessment and palliative care. Kelso Community Hospital also offers a 24-hour minor injuries unit.[10]
Knoll Hospital
[edit]Knoll Hospitalis located in the border town ofDuns.The hospital has a 23 bedded inpatient unit, along with a 24-hour minor injuries unit, GP Treatment Rooms and consultant led clinics in a range of clinical specialties.[11]
Mental Health Services
[edit]Cauldshiels Ward
[edit]The Cauldshiels Ward is a 14 bedded unit which cares for older adults with dementia who are acutely ill or have had crisis due to their condition. Cauldshiels is a community site, located within the grounds of the Borders General Hospital.[12]
Melburn Lodge
[edit]Melburn Lodge is a 16 bedded unit providing care for dementia patients displaying symptoms of stress and distress. Melburn Lodge is a community site, located within the grounds of the Borders General Hospital.[13]
Former hospitals
[edit]Former hospitals includeColdstream Cottage Hospital.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"Contact Us".NHS Borders.Retrieved18 January2020.
- ^"Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19"(PDF).NHS Borders.Retrieved18 January2020.
- ^"No 'hidden agenda' in NHS Borders health review".BBC News. 23 February 2015.Retrieved22 March2015.
- ^"BGH Pharmacists have prescription for success at awards".Border Telegraph. 27 April 2017.Retrieved28 April2017.
- ^"Cancer waiting times in the Borders are among the best in Scotland".Peeblesshire News.Retrieved12 October2021.
- ^"'Significant pressure' on Borders General Hospital hits waiting A&E times ".ITV News.31 August 2021.Retrieved13 October2021.
- ^"Patients & visitors".nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk.
- ^"Hawick Community Hospital".nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk.
- ^"Patients & visitors".nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk.
- ^"Patients & visitors".nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk.
- ^"Patients & visitors".nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk.
- ^Cauldshiels Wardnhsborders.scot.nhs.uk.
- ^"Patients & visitors".nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk.
- ^"Coldstream Cottage Hospital".Historic Hospitals.Retrieved27 December2018.
External links
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