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Alexander's avatar

Hi Rory

A very interesting post from a Patient's perspective. Just over two years ago, I started a Google Mapping journey. I noticed a footpath that led from our Hospital site through a housing estate to my bus stop, was missing from Google Maps. The short-cut took only 5 minutes to walk compared with the suggested route on google maps showing a route of 20 minutes, which could deter potential bus/hospital users.

Two years on, I am now a Google Level 6 mapper, my edits to our NHS Hospital sites have been viewed not 1,000, or 10,000 or 100,000 times but THREE Million times! My goal is to improve Sustainable and Active Travel Links to the Hospital sites, but also reduce the perceived anxiety/stress, caused when travelling to and around the hospital sites.

Despite 3 million views, the Google team does not Trust me and will for unexplained reasons reject new edits from time to time -which I find very frustrating!

However on the positive side I have so far given teams meeting training, to six NHS Trusts who are now updating their estates footprint on Google maps. Only another 400+ NHS organisations to go.

Feel free to look at my edits Google address SY3 8XQ :)

Kr

Alex

NHS Travel planner

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Prof Matthew Cooke's avatar

Aintree have got their own wayfinding app. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/aintree-hospital-wayfinding/id1369131039

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