Purley War Memorial Hospital

The Trust has begun the exciting £11.15million refurbishment of the Purley War Memorial Hospital using government funding.

Currently the only service available on this site is the Urgent Care Centre

Urgent Care Service at Purley Hospital

8 am to 8pm, seven days a week.

Please note that the last people will be booked in between 7pm and 7.30pm to ensure patients receive a thorough assessment. If you arrive after this time staff will advise you on alternatives.

From Monday 10 December there will be no access to X-ray facilities from then until March 2013. People requiring X-rays will be redirected to the Urgent Care Centre at Croydon University Hospital (open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

We are sorry for any inconvenience but are sure local people will agree it will be worth it worth it once the new healthcare facility reopens fully in the summer of 2013.

Alternative services for people with urgent but not life threatening conditions can be found at:

Minor Injuries Unit (MIU), Parkway Health Centre, New Addington

Urgent Care Centre (UCC) at Croydon University Hospital

Edridge Road Community Health Centre

The Purley based blood testing service has relocated to Keston House Medical Practice in Brighton Road and is held every Friday from 08.30 – 17.00 with a break for lunch between 12.30 – 13.30.

All appointments for Keston House will continue to be booked via the Trust’s Phlebotomy Department and patients are asked to call 0208 401 3420 to make an appointment for this service.

The Croydon University Hospital walk-in blood testing service will continue as normal.

What is happening now?

The proposed design of the refurbished integrated health and social care service centre is nearly complete and the Trust is working to ensure what is most needed at the site is provided, with best value for money.

Below is a list of just some of the services that will be provided from Purley on completion of works in the summer of 2013:

Cardiology – excluding ECG/ECHO
Colorectal surgery
Continence
Dermatology
Diabetic medicine
Endocrinology
Ears, Nose and Throat
Gastroenterology
General medicine
Geriatric medicine
Gynaecology
Midwife episode
Neurology
Obstetrics
Ophthalmology
Paediatric ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Pain management
Phlebotomy (blood tests)
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy MCATS
Radiology
Rheumatology
Thoracic medicine
Trauma & orthopaedics
Urology
Vascular surgery
GP surgery
Urgent care service

Public Engagement in design process:

The Trust is considering ways to make sure we make best use of the space - lead clinicians, staff and patient representatives have been fully involved in the design and planning to date.

Everyone’s thoughts on the proposed design for the site are welcome please send your suggestions to the Purley Project Manager:

Cerian Henshaw, Purley Project Manager, Room 3.29, Third Floor, Nightingale House, Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon CR7 7YE or email cerian.henshaw@croydonhealth.nhs.uk