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Elavation

The eagerly awaited outline planning application to build a hospital and health centre has been formerly lodged with Waverley borough Council.This comes after 18 months consulting with bodies including the parish council, highway engineers and Waverley planning officers. The scheme will include a 3,687 sq metre building on a 1.4 ha site behind the Budgens supermarket formerly used for recreation.

The new building will be accessed off Knowle Lane with another pedestrian access onto Village Way and the adjoining car park.The building will be on two floors with a novel shared reception area to serve both the hospital and health centre.

Said CVHT chairman: Dr robin Fawkner-Corbett. "This is a very exciting time for us. We have been working with our Architects and the Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust for many months to ensure the Trust provides facilities Cranleigh and the surrounding area can be proud of. We now want the public to have their say on this exciting scheme that will revolutionise the way we provide health care in our area."

The PCT fully supports the venture and is taking a integral role in turning the new building into reality.Chief Executive Elizabeth Slinn said: "This initiative is the proof that when a community works together, great things can happen. The PCT looks forward to continued working with all partners In this venture".

Cranleigh Village Hospital Trust was formed in November 2000 following the pending closure of the existing 150 year-old hospital. It was formed in response to villagers who said they would fight tooth and nail to ensure what is reputed to be the oldest cottage hospitals in the country remained for the benefit of the community.The Trust agreed to pursue a new building after the generous offer of 3.4.ha of land from a village benefactor. This will be exchanged for the 1.4ha application site in the heart of the village behind Budgens supermarket and currently owned by the parish. The Trust plans, subject to consent, to convert the donated land into playing fields for the benefit of the community and transfer the ownership to the Parish Council.A detailed planning application will be submitted later.

To view the plans visit the Waverley Locality Centre and the Cranleigh Village Hospital Shop and Awareness Centre at Oliver House, High Street, Cranleigh. Or ring 01483 276121 for more details.

The site plans will be on the website shortly.

In April 2002, the Trustees appointed Devereux, a Putney based practice, as architects and project managers for the development. Devereux are currently undertaking a detailed consultation exercise involving the Trustees and the end users of the hospital and health centre, prior to commencing detailed discussions with the planning authority, Waverley Borough Council. It is anticipated that an application for outline planning consent will be made in the late summer.

Patients and staff from the whole of the Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust attend Cranleigh Village Hospital. Patients from Billingshurst, Loxwood, Rudgwick, Horsham, Peaslake, Guildford, Shere, Cranleigh, Wonersh, Binscombe, Chiddingfold, Godalming, Ellens Green, Shamley Green and Bramley have used the facilities in the last year.

In the year 2001/2002, 2, 968 patients attended the Consultant Outpatients clinics alone. Patients also attended outpatients for six additional clinics where numbers are not recorded.
98.82% of the patients attending outpatients clinics are over 18 years of age.

The physiotherapy department has treated 3,000 new patients and had 15,000 follow-up contacts in the past year, 35% of its patients are over 65.

The ward treated/rehabilitated 187 patients during the same period and maintained a % occupancy rate of 90.04.

The Occupational Therapy team work both on site and in the community. The community OT had 72 new referrals and 380 patient contacts last year. 98% of patients were over 65.

The Cranleigh Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre had 120 new referrals for 200l/2 and on average 50 patients attend for treatment each week.