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MEETING THE CHALLENGE Improving NHS services across Wakefield District & North Kirklees

MEETING THE CHALLENGE Improving NHS services across Wakefield District & North Kirklees BME Carers Group – April 2013. Lee Beresford NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). CCGs = local GPs Responsible for planning and paying for most local NHS services

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MEETING THE CHALLENGE Improving NHS services across Wakefield District & North Kirklees

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  1. MEETING THE CHALLENGE Improving NHS services across Wakefield District & North Kirklees BME Carers Group – April 2013

  2. 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

  3. Proposed changes Maternity (births) – extending the specialist unit at Pinderfields Children’s inpatients – bring them all together at Pinderfields A&E and unplanned care – developing specialist trauma centre at Pinderfields Surgery – separating out planned and unplanned operations at Pinderfields More services in the community

  4. 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

  5. Summary : if you live in the Wakefield area 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Taking part in the consultation • The questionnaire • On-line • By post • Visit our roadshows

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