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Space_Cowby Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: Hospital A&E |
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What do you think about recording these as POI ?
There is already a sub cat for maternity and im sure A&E is just as important. |
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Space_Cowby Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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oh well i thought it was a good idea |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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It is, just no-one has volunteered to compile it yet! |
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Space_Cowby Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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There are a few entered now.
Here is a good resource to local your local A&E along with phone numbers and correct hospital names. |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Couldn't see a link in your last post Space_Cowby...
If you have a website, we could all do our local ones. |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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This One will offer a number of local A&E if selected when combined with a local postcode - Mike |
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Space_Cowby Lifetime Member
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:01 am Post subject: |
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I started to do these for my area, but they all seem to be in the database already as "Healthcare - Hospital".
Do you really want them entered twice?
Wouldn't it be better if the existing entries just had "A+E" added in the description (or even at the end of the name)? |
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Space_Cowby Lifetime Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: |
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In my area (within 3 miles of home) there are 4 hospitals already plotted, however only one of these have a A&E department.
The same will also apply to rural areas where there will be hospitals and the A&E is in the nearest large town.
The same argument could be used for maternity units which are plotted as separate POI. |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I guess it's down to PGPSW as to how they want to arrange it....
Any thoughts? If a Hospital is already in the D.base, do you want it submitted again as an A+E? |
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Space_Cowby Lifetime Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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personally i would like to be able to navigate to a hospital with A&E if needed rather than just to the closest hospital. |
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missing_user
Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Is the idea here to create a new database or add it to the Main Database?
They have introduced a new A&E category within the Database.
The idea [Space_Cowby] is/was a good one!
I was caravanning in Bristol and at 1:30am had to rush my 3 year old grandson to hospital.
The Bristol Royal Infirmary is marked as a general location but the Children's Hospital is elsewhere!
Rushing around between the hospitals avoiding drunks and many fights I managed to find the correct doors but wasted so much time!
Your good idea therefore prompted me to look again and see how I could share that night with others and save them time!
Already in the Database
Bristol Royal For Children (Healthcare - Hospital) ID:45488
Centre Latitude: 51.458974037212 Longitude: -2.600369453430176
Bristol Royal Infirmary (Healthcare - Hospital) ID:45490
Centre Latitude: 51.4582 Longitude: -2.5964
The entrance appears to be Terrell Street [but does not Exist]
However, the locations of A&E are placed at different locations from the General Hospital Entrances.
Here are the Bristol Royal Infirmary [sometime known as the BRI] locations:-
The Bristol Royal Infirmary A&E is here
Centre Latitude: 51.4585 Longitude: -2.597200
To find it by car you turn here [this is a vital location as the road disapears under the building in a series of tunnels and ramps]:-
Centre Latitude: 51.45801 Longitude: -2.596630
The Bristol Royal Infirmary Childrens A&E is here
entre Latitude: 51.45834 Longitude: -2.597350
To find it by car you turn here [this is a vital location as the road disapears under the building in a seies of tunnels and ramps]:-
Centre Latitude: 51.45801 Longitude: -2.596630
Space_Cowby keep pushing for local knowledge - for a more vital POI than most other caregories!
How 'oldie' will handle these changes will be interesting! |
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marksnsparks Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 53 Location: Lancaster
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hello guys,
I think your idea is a brilliant one. I had a heart attack whilst driving in Lancaster a year ago. I managed to get to the local hospital with the help of the sat nav in 3 minutes. It probably saved my life. If the database separated out hospitals with an A and E, it might just prove to be a life saver for others.
keep up the good work. |
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Space_Cowby Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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thank you.
As posted above this site will give you all the info you need for your local A&E departments. |
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JockTamsonsBairn Lifetime Member
Joined: Jan 10, 2004 Posts: 2777 Location: Bonnie Scotland (West Central)
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Space_Cowby wrote: | thank you.
As posted above this site will give you all the info you need for your local A&E departments. | Quote: |
Sorry, no organisations in England were found to match your search criteria.
This postcode can be classed as within Scotland.
Please visit the NHS in Scotland website for more information on NHS services outside England.
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I can't actually find the matching page on the NHS in Scotland website _________________ Jock
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