Well we have recently been discussing the existance of an underground car park in Arrowe park hospital (WUTH wirral univerity teaching hospital)

Some say it's true other deny it.

Story goes it was built whent he hospital was (i think) but they the laws changed and it needed ventilation or air conditioning, and apprently it would cost to much to make these changes so it was closed up.

Can any of you clever people shed some light on this ?

the mourge is under the hospital

and apparently so is the disused carpark........

wirral globe march 2003..........

'Secret' car park
From the Wirral Globe, first published Tuesday 18th Mar 2003.

WITH regard to the parking problems at Arrowe Park Hospital, I have been told that when the hospital was built an underground car park was also built, but never used because air conditioning was not installed.

Is this true or just a myth? If it is true, why has nothing been done to bring it into use?

Mrs M. J. Jones,

Gotham Road, Spital.

interesting.

Wow....Gotham Road...30 seconds from my house


Would an underground car park be worth its cost though?
I know the current car park sometimes takes on more than it can manage, but theyd never even consider opening the underground one Id imagine...

The story of a poorly ventilated underground car park is true as far as I know.

anyone got any evidence of it ?????

I would really love to know.

Arrowe Park hostpital has 2 Basements.. It is possible.. The Basement which houses Hotel Services, Morgue and whats nots is accessable via the lifts in the hostpial but as you come out of the lift and go towards the Bowmans resturant look for the doors with the Stairs down to the Sub Basement it is possible that there is even a Sub Level to that so yes it could be possible

WIRRAL HOSPITAL TRUST PPI FORUM MEETING
HELD ON FRIDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2005

"confirmed that there is a building underneath Arrowe Park Hospital, basement and sub-basement"

"confirmed that a tour of this building can be arranged"

i am goin to try an go under cover one day next week and gather evidence on it.

I could just ask people tomorrow in work - know a guy who's worked there since he was 16 (38 now). He knows everything about the place.

The so called underground car park was under the maternity block.It was never used because as previously mentioned,a lack of an extraction system for the exhaust fumes.It was actually at gound level,I think it is now used as an equipment store and workshop.

Can confirm what Colgo says and there was discussions last year of moving some of the departments into it to make use of the space - don't think anything came of it though.

Maternity have kicked HR out of that building from basement. I think they moved a load of genreator equipment into that space you are talking about.

HR still have a handful of people in the old personnel office. Medical Records have part of the area under maternity for casenote storage (where in some areas you can still see line markings on the floor), as do maternity themselves for 'pinks' storage. Off the top of my head Macmillan Nurses, Phlebotomy and EBME (not sure what it stands for but they fix portable medical equipment) are also down there.

As a side note most, if not all, non-Women's and Children's Devisions occupying that area are likely to be moved out as the Hospital Management Board have 'supported in principle' a £10.5m overhaul of the Dutchess of Westminster Wing plus the pediatric surgical wards 11 and 12.

Which bit do you work in pob?

Electronic and Biomechanical engineering (EBME)

I'm in clinical coding. Been there 5 years, but have occasion to go to 'into file' to grab a case note I need.

I nearly applied for a job in coding once - I'm in the education centre.

I thought about Clinical Coding - found the vacancy but unfortunately the closing date was the day before I found it. Seems like the ideal job for me given my previous career - hours fit in well with college too which is a major bonus!!

It's a fun job (people in the office help) but you do spend most of the day sat in the office.

Its a dis-service to the job to call it this, but its essentially data entry. More here: http://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/jobdescriptions/Clinical-Coder.aspx

Clinical Coding also has a Secret part giving information to the goverment.. Well they want to know everything eles dont they so why not do it that way ingenenoius in my opinon lol Anyway enough of my consipiracy theorys..

Looks like one hell of a job pob sitting there from 9am till god nows when.. Must get boring ??

AFAIK, apart from that sent to the relevent PCT for billing purposes and certain FOI requests (patients, insurance etc), data sent outside of WUTH is annonymised.

Some days do drag, usually the ones just before your holiday . But some of us do get out onto the wards to collect casenotes which is a nice break. And as I said, the people in the office help (I've heard stories of other hospitals ).

please try to keep it history related guys

cheers jonno40 - pob is new to the forums - I was just being friendly - is that allowed?

Yes of course you can be friendly but as a mod it is my job to keep people on track as you will be aware we have a general chit chat forum for banter and chatting.