Your Guide to our Local Hospitals
The three hospitals you are most likely to come across
as one of our patients are the Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone,
the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford and the Buckland Hospital
in Dover. You may also end up at the Kent and Canterbury hospital
in Canterbury if you have certain medical conditions. If you choose
to be seen as a private patient you may find yourself at St Saviour`s
Hospital in Hythe or the Chaucer Hospital in Canterbury.
The local hospital in Folkestone (pictured above) has
many facilities you may come across; these include the following:
Out patient clinics for most consultants, a casualty
department open during the day (where things like minor injuries
can be dealt with without the need to make an appointment), Xray
and ultrasound scanning facilities, some wards for the care of
patients such as the elderly who are recovering from illnesses,
blood taking services (open mon, tue and thu 9am-2pm no appointment
needed), physiotherapy and many other useful services.
Patients who are admitted to hospital as an emergency
or those needing more complex tests or treatment than can be given
in the hospital in town or in Dover will be directed to the William
Harvey hospital in Ashford (off the M20 junction 10) where full
24 hour expert care is always available or to the Buckland hospital
in Dover (signed off the one way system in town) which has similar
although less extensive facilities.
The William Harvey Hospital is the largest hospital
in the area and is equipped with a full 24 hour casualty service
together with clinics and other services for the whole area. If
you are sent in to hospital by your GP in an emergency it is either
to this hospital or to the Buckland Hospital in Dover (below)
where you will find yourself.
The Buckland Hospital has facilities to take emergency
patients sent in by GP`s at any time although they are not able
to take certain types of patient. The hospital also has several
other facilities such as special maternity clinics and childrens
assessment clinics.
The Kent and Canterbury hospital may occasionally be
visited by Shepway patients who have certain kidney problems or
who need radiotherapy treatment.
Our local private hospital is the St Saviours hospital
in Hythe on the main A259 road. If you have private insurance
or wish to see a consultant privately please discuss this with
your GP who will be able to make the necessary arangements.
Other local facilities include the Folkestone Health
Centre on Dover Road, (on the one way system) which has clinics
for sexually transmitted diseases, family planning and many other
services. You can find their contact number on the links pages.
Overall, there are plenty of local health resources
to help you in this area.
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