The Portsmouth Society - News
| News | Queen Alexandra Hospital | |
| Earlier news | Some of our members took the opportunity to attend the public meeting in
the Wesley Centre (one of several in the area) to consult the public about
the enormous expansion proposed for Queen Alexandra Hospital. The main criticism at the meeting was of the proposal to move all maternity facilities from St Mary's to QA. Portsea Island will then be worse off than neighbouring towns which will have their own community hospitals which will contain maternity. There was admitted to be a severe car parking problem even though there is to be a multi-storey car park. Off site car parks for staff with park and ride have been and are being considered, including, we had been told, Southwick House over the hill which is being declared redundant by the navy. We concluded that the architects had not taken full advantage of the superb site, and were concerned that it was the same firm and designers as the ugly Swindon hospital. We learnt that two more attractive designs had been rejected (what were the criteria for the decision?) but we were assured that the designs would be shown to CABE. |