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As of Wednesday 30th November 2022, Car Park 8, which is the main public car park at Salisbury District Hospital, will be changing the way patients and visitors pay for parking. The introduction of ANPR follows central guidance to make the cost of parking reflect the accurate amount of time a car park was used. All tariffs and terms and conditions remain unchanged. Visitors and patients are asked to either remember or make a note of their number plate so this can be easily used when paying.

Salisbury District Hospital’s Maternity Unit is now home to the New Beatrice Birth Centre. The centre is run by experienced midwives and is best described as a ‘home away from home’ environment and a middle ground alternative to the traditional labour ward or home birth. The centre, which will receive its first mothers on Monday, offers a safe, friendly environment suitable for women who have had a healthy pregnancy and are expecting to have a straightforward birth. Women can choose to give birth in the centre even if for first babies.

Today on World Menopause Day, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge, led by the charity Wellbeing of Women, to make sure that they are supporting staff experiencing the menopause or peri-menopause, as well as informing and educating colleagues, friends and managers to create a supportive, inclusive workplace. By signing the pledge, the Trust has committed to recognising that the menopause can be an issue in the workplace and must actively offer support and information to employees affected, encouraging them to talk openly, positively and respectfully about the menopause. Pictured above: CEO Stacey Hunter and Chief People Officer Melanie Whitfield with signed Menopause Workforce Pledge.

Salisbury District Hospital is currently under intense pressure.  The hospital is full to capacity with a significant number of patients waiting to be seen in our A&E department and to be discharged home or into alternative care.

Salisbury District Hospital is currently under intense pressure. We ask for your support as we work to improve the flow of patients through the hospital. Please don’t attend A&E unless you have a life threatening illness or injury, so we can prioritise the most urgent or critical patients. We would also encourage the community to consider alternatives to A&E for minor illness or injury including the Salisbury Walk-In Centre, NHS 111 or your local pharmacy. If you must attend A&E, please be patient as staff will prioritise those with the most urgent and critical needs.