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Urgent Care Review - NHS Rotherham

Meeting: 18/04/2013 - Health Select Commission (Item 77)

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Minutes:

Dr. Ian Turner, GP, Lead for Primary Care Quality and Efficiency, Clinical Commissioning Group, gave the following powerpoint presentation:-

 

Proposals

-     Right care, first time

Everything for urgent care in one place

-     Quality of care

Bringing together Primary Care skills with the skills and facilities of Accident and Emergency

-     Sustainable for the future

Re-investing in urgent care would make the whole NHS in Rotherham work better

 

By urgent care we mean

-          Treatment/advice for minor injuries or illnesses which cannot wait

Broken bones

Burns/scalds

Infections

Sprains

Wounds

 

Why re-invest in urgent care?

-          To improve the quality of care

Bringing together the skills of primary care and Accident and Emergency in one place

-          Because the current system was confusing

Patients with urgent care needs often do not know where to go or may access several services before they got the care they needed

-          To ensure the NHS in Rotherham was sustainable for the future

More and more patients would need urgent care

 

A new Urgent Care Centre for Rotherham

-          Open 24/7

-          Purpose-built at Rotherham Foundation Trust Hospital

-          Staffed by experienced and specially trained nurses and GPs

-          Joined up with Accident and Emergency

-          Reinvesting money from the Walk-in Centre into urgent care

-          Urgent care services currently provided at the Walk-in Centre would transfer to the Urgent Care Centre

-          The Walk-in Centre would close (but not the building)

-          New NHS111 service would provide advice and support for non-urgent care

 

How the proposals were developed

-          Based on best clinical practice

-          A review by local GPs

-          An assessment of local needs and all of the alternatives

-          Discussions with the clinical teams from the Walk-in Centre and A&E

-          Discussions with local Councillors, MPs and other stakeholders

-          The views of patients and local people

 

Where we are today

-          Hope that the Council would support the proposals and help to improve urgent care for local people

-          Recognise that for some the proposals would raise issues.  Feedback had already been received on some of the main concerns – would continue to listen and work to address over the coming months

 

What people were asking about the plans

-          Did closing the Walk-in Centre affect other services at the same location?

No.  All of the other NHS and Community Services would remain on site including Family Planning/Sexual Health Services, GP Surgery and clinics

-          Would public transport be an issue

There were already comprehensive public transport services to the hospital and consideration would be given as to how they might be improved with the transport providers and the Trust

-          Would car parking be an issue

Discussions with the Trust.  There were already plans for the development of car parking facilities at the hospital

 

Next Stage – Public Consultation

-          Full 12 weeks consultation – 6th May-26th July

-          Combination of online, traditional, social and media channels

-          Working through local networks of voluntary, community and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 77