Q1 - Parking
a. Is parking available for doctors?

Yes

b. How much does a permit cost, and where can it be purchased from?

Doctors like all staff members have the ability to apply for a car parking permit, this application includes a scoring criteria set during a 6 month staff consultation in 2017/2018.

Permit prices are £64 per calendar month, but we do offer discounts based on staff specific details:

• Salary >£35K per year and employed full time (18 hours per week or over) = £64 per month
• Salary >£35K per year and employed <18 hours per week = £32 per month
• Salary <£35K per year and employed full time (18 hours per week or more) = £40 per month
• Salary <£35K per year and employed <18 hours per week = £20 per month

The Trust Traffic Management Team also liaise with our Medical Education department reference provision of permits for Junior Doctors on secondment, as well as when we have new intakes of staff.

We also have a Junior Doctor, Consultant and Joint Staff Council (includes staff groups and union leads) representation on our Car Parking Steering Group to ensure all staff groups have direct representation on how we administer our Car Parking Services to staff.

c. Is free parking available near the hospital, and how easy is it to get?

We are unable to respond to this question. Please refer to the Local Authority websites for more details

d. Is secure bike storage available? Is it indoors/outdoors?

Outdoors (external available - both secured for staff, and unsecured for visitors and staff)

Q2 - Mess

a. Is there a doctors’ mess room within the hospital?
b. Where is it located?
c. Are there facilities for cooking in the mess?

KGH has 6 on call rooms which are used as quiet rooms.
QH has 7 on call / mess rooms with shower facilities.
No cooking facilities are provided at either site.

Q3 - Public transport

a. What public transport options are available to get to the hospital?

Please see our website for more details https://bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/plan-your-journey

Q4 - Food and drink

a. What options are available for food within the hospital?
b. What are these establishments’ opening hours?
c. What options for food are available out-of-hours?

Please see our website for more details https://bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/our-facilities

Q5 - Accommodation

a. Is accommodation available for junior doctors? Where is it located?
b. What is the cost of a single room for a junior doctor per month?
Staff accommodation is managed by London and Quadrant at KGH, and Swan at QH.
The prices are set by Swan and L&Q independently of the Trust.

Q6 - Library

a. Is there a library in the hospital?

Yes

b. If so, where?

In the Education Centres at both Queen’s Hospital and King George Hospital

c. How can doctors get access?

All staff, including doctors can apply for membership

Q7 - IT Systems –

a. Is free WiFi available to doctors, and if so, what is the code?

Free WiFi is available to all staff. Staff must have a network account in order to access the WiFi.

b. What IT systems does the Trust use for blood results, prescriptions, and EHR?

• Blood Results - CyberLab
• Prescriptions - We don’t currently have an E-Prescribing system.
• EHR - patient records are stored on a number of different clinical systems but we don’t have a specific EHR system.

Q8 - On-call rooms

a. for junior doctors for out-of-hours shifts?
b. Where in the hospital are they located?

Please see response to question 2