Sunday 16 August 2009

Poly Polyclinics

Where the Plough stood in Ilford Lane now stands the Loxford Polyclinic. Wondering what it did, I Googled and found two separate pages within the NHS pages. This, the NHS tell me is because two different bits of the NHS provide services there.

Hands up all those who care which bit of the NHS provides them with a service. Noone? Quite. The reason I actually contacted the NHS was because this page:

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Hospital.aspx?id=5NA12&v=4

claims that Loxford Polyclinic is at 45-49 Cleveland Road, Ilford, IG1 1EE

whereas http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/hospital.aspx?id=RF4LP

says it's at

417 Ilford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2SN.

Neither of these pages gives much useful information about what services are provided by any bit of the NHS. This page

http://www.redbridge.nhs.uk/newsandpublications/content.asp?id=184

is essentially a news item from a Redbridge bit of the NHS saying (in the past) what will be provided there. Not to be outdone, this page http://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/visitingus/loxford3.php gives another bit of the NHS's contribution.

Absolutely bizarre! Not een links between the pages.

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