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SUMMARY:Community Open Day at Royal Surrey
DESCRIPTION:Come to the Royal Surrey County Hospital Community Open Day – this is a FREE event\, see our world-class healthcare facilities\, talk to our inspiring staff and find out about the future of Royal Surrey.  We’ll be there with our Man Van\, raising awareness about prostate cancer and running free PSA blood tests.  These are used to help detect prostate cancer and involve a simple finger prick test.  To check eligibility and find out more information click here. and click here to Book a test. Postal testing kits will also be available. \nThanks to the generous support of Royal Surrey Charity\, which is celebrating 30 years of supporting our hospitals\, this event is not ticketed.  If you’d like to go on one of our tours\, you’ll be able to book in main reception on the day. \nWho is the event for?\nThe open day is for anyone interested in health\, care\, or finding out more about Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust\, including: \n\neveryone who uses our health services – that’s probably you!\nfamilies looking for fun for the kids (free face painting\, competitions\, prizes and loads of interactive activities)\nanyone interested in NHS careers and working with us at Royal Surrey\nstaff/representatives from other healthcare providers and community groups\n\nWhat will I see?\nThe day will include a range of interactive activities for all ages: \n\nget a glimpse inside our operating theatres and surgical robots\nwalk the laboratory with our histopathology team\ntest your medical skills on our high tech dummy patients\nlearn to save a life with our brilliant resuscitation team\nfind out about different healthcare roles and career opportunities\nget a bird’s-eye view of our new surgical innovation centre as it’s being built\ntake a tour of our new Cancer Centre and see the work of our radiotherapy team\nthere will be food\, live music and a chance to see inside a fire engine\, police car and first responder unit\n\n\n\nWhat’s on when?\nThese are some of the events and times\, there will be loads going on and we’ll keep adding to this as the day gets closer\, so come back regularly for more information! \n\n\n\nActivity\nTime\, location\, booking\n\n\nTheatre tours \nWhat to expect: Our wonderful surgical team gives you access to our operating theatres.  You’ll see surgical robots in action!\nWhen: 15 minute tours will run between 11am-3pm \nWhere: Meet in main reception 5 minutes before your tour starts \nBooking: Book in main reception on the day\n\n\nHistopathology Laboratory tours \nWhat to expect: This amazing tour will give you access behind the scenes to our working histopathology laboratory.  You’ll be shown a specimen’s journey from surgery to slide as one of our histopathology specialists shows you the integral part they play in diagnosis of diseases. Suitable for all over 8 years of age. \nThis is a working laboratory and there will be clinical specimens visible.\nWhen:11am\, 12pm\, 1pm\, 2pm. Each session will take an hour \nWhere: Meet in main reception 5 minutes before your tour starts \nBooking: Please ask at main reception on the day\n\n\nRadiology Department tours; X-rays and Ultrasound \nWhat to expect: This exciting opportunity allows you to direct our diagnostic experts to perform an X-ray and ultrasound on our dummy patients.\nWhen:15 minute tours will run between11am-3pm \nWhere: Tour starts in the radiology department \nBooking: Book on the day in the radiology department\n\n\nRoyal Surrey Choir performance \nWhat to expect: Come and enjoy live music with our home grown choir — be inspried and see why singing is good for your health and wellbeing!\nWhen:1130am-12.15pm \nWhere: Main reception\n\n\nLearn to save a life; Adult and 12+session \nWhat to expect: Take part in the first of our CPR sessions. This one is for adults and older children wishing to learn CPR with an experienced resuscitation officer.\nWhen:11-11.30pm and 11.45-12.15pm \nWhere: Outpatients 2\, Fracture Clinic \nBooking: Book on the day at the Clinic. Suitable for adults and children over the age of 12 only\n\n\nYour future career in healthcare \nWhat to expect: Come and learn about the opportunties at Royal Surrey with our brilliant experts who’ll be discussing everything NHS careers. You’ll have the opportunity to quiz them about their field\, as well as life at Royal Surrey.  There will be talks on medicine at 11.15am\, nursing and midwifery at 12.15pm\, health science roles at 1.15pm and allied health professional roles at 2.15pm.\nWhen:11.15am\, 12.15pm\, 1.15pm\, 2.15pm \nWhere: Lecture Theatre\, Education Centre \nNo booking necessary: Open to all\n\n\nLearn to save a life; Family session \nWhat to expect: Our second CPR session is open to all. This family-friendly session will give you the chance to  practice chest compressions and play an interactive game. Drop in when you like!\nWhen:12.45-3pm \nWhere: Outpatients 2\, Fracture Clinic \nNo booking necessary: Open to all\n\n\nThe Prostate Project Man Van  \nThe Prostate Project will be with us raising awareness about prostate cancer and running free PSA blood tests.  These are used to help detect prostate cancer and involve a simple finger prick test.  To check eligibility and find out more information click here.  Postal testing kits will also be available.\nWhen: Throughout the event from 11.30am \nWhere: In the Man Van outside the hospital’s west wing \nBooking: Book a test\n\n\nRoyal Surrey Charity Kids’ Zone \nVisit our kids’ zone offering free face painting\, competitions\, prizes and loads of games to keep little ones entertained.\nWhen: Throughout the event \nWhere: Education Centre \nNo booking necessary: Open to all\n\n\n\nWhere is it?\nThe event is based at Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford and the open day route will begin in the front entrance hall. \nVisitors’ parking will be free for the duration of the open day – you do not need to buy a ticket. Please park in the visitors’ spaces. \nVisit our Getting to Royal Surrey page to find out how to access the hospital via public transport. \nOur address is: \nRoyal Surrey County Hospital\nEgerton Road\nGuildford GU2 7WW \nPlease note\, the post code will take you to the rear of the hospital on sat navs. To come to the main entance\, please continue straight at the traffic lights onto Gill Avenue and follow the road signs for the car park entrances. \nGot a question?\nPlease contact the Communications team. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nOn Saturday 28 June you are invited to come and see behind the scenes at Royal Surrey Hospital at our Community Open Day! It’s on from 11am until 3pm and will be packed with activities for everyone\, whether you’re keen to see our Mobile PSA Testing Clinic (ManVan)\, surgical robots in our theatres\, take a tour of our cutting edge histopathology lab or indulge in some free face painting\, games and competitions – with lots of prizes! \nOn Saturday June 28\, Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford is holding its Community Open Day. It’s on from 11am until 3pm and will be packed with activities for everyone\, whether you’re keen to see our Mobile PSA Testing Clinic (ManVan)\, surgical robots in our theatres\, take a tour of our cutting edge histopathology lab or indulge in some free face painting\, games and competitions – with lots of prizes! \nVisitors can enjoy a range of experiences including theatre tours to see surgical robots in action\, demonstrations of CPR and first aid training and access to free blood pressure tests. You’ll be able to learn new skills from our experts including: \n\nHow to take an X-ray and watch an ultrasound investigation\nAudiology specialists will be giving visitors a go at shaping an ear mould and testing your balance\nThe Trust’s community teams will be sharing their expertise and the fabulous services they deliver through the Frailty Academy and Admiral Nursing team\nPhysios and other allied health professionals will be demonstrating their expertise and the multiple ways they support treatment and patient recovery\nRadiotherapy teams will be offering tours of the newly opened Cancer Centre.\n\nAnyone interested in a healthcare-related future can access careers advice and find out what life is like working in the hospital. \nThey’ll be live music\, family friendly food\, competitions and prizes for younger visitors with a kids’ zone packed with fun and games. Local fire\, ambulance and police services will also be there – so if you’ve always wanted to see inside the emergency vehicles\, now’s your chance! \nThe Trust will also be hosting some of their partners and local health related community groups who’ll be there to share how they can offer support to you. \nThe event is generously supported by Royal Surrey Charity which is celebrating 30 years of support for the Trust’s hospitals. \nIt’s a day not to be missed. It’s FREE – there’s no charge for parking at the hospital and everyone is welcome! Put it in your diary and spread the word!
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