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Proposed changes 1.Maternity (births) – extending the specialist unit at Pinderfields 2.Children’s inpatients – bring them all together at Pinderfields 3.A&E and unplanned care – developing specialist trauma centre at Pinderfields 4.Surgery – separating out planned and unplanned operations at Pinderfields 5.More services in the community
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MEETING THE CHALLENGE
Improving NHS services across Wakefield District & North
KirkleesWakefield Interfaith Group – May 2013
Lee BeresfordNHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)• CCGs = local GPs
• Responsible for planning and paying for most local NHS services
• Wakefield and North Kirklees CCGs are leading ‘Meeting the Challenge’ consultation
• Consultation – about changes to local health services especially at our three hospitals: Dewsbury, Pinderfields and Pontefract
Proposed changes
1. Maternity (births) – extending the specialist unit at Pinderfields
2. Children’s inpatients – bring them all together at Pinderfields
3. A&E and unplanned care – developing specialist trauma centre at Pinderfields
4. Surgery – separating out planned and unplanned operations at Pinderfields
5. More services in the community
Why the changes?• Care has changed dramatically
More services outside hospital including patients’ own homes
Constantly improving techniques
Shorter times in hospital
• Specialist centres save more lives • Separating planned and unplanned services gives better
results• Not enough doctors to staff all sites 24/7• More demand• Need to make better use of money and sustain them for
the future
Most of your everyday healthcare needs would still be met locally : • Outpatients, tests, x-rays, scans• Day case surgery• All antenatal and postnatal care • Having a baby• Rehabilitation • Children’s inpatients at Pinderfields
Summary : if you live in the Wakefield area
Summary : if you live in theWakefield area (contd)
• If you needed care in an emergency : – most care would still be provided locally at Pinderfields
and Pontefract (A&E, assessment)– emergency day care would mean fewer people needed
to stay in hospital• If you were very sick, needed specialist treatment or had
complex needs, you would go to Pinderfields• If you needed a planned operation, you could choose to be
treated at Dewsbury or Pontefract • More of your care would be provided by consultants and
specialist trained nurses
How would people benefit?
• More lives saved
• More people making a better recovery
• Fewer patients having to be admitted to hospital unexpectedly
• Services more joined-up
• Better use of your money
Taking part in the consultation
• The questionnaire• On-line• By post• Visit our roadshows
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