Treating you well into the future
Treating you well into the future – your comments help shape £12million investment for the future
Thank you very much to everyone who contributed to the Treating you well into the future engagement programme - views and comments from staff, patients, partners and the public have helped to shape the Board’s decision to invest nearly £13 million in improving services at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals to ensure a vibrant future for both sites.
The capital ‘split’ is approximately £10million to be invested at Clatterbridge and £3million at Arrowe Park
Following 74 days of high profile engagement with all interested parties, which came to a close on 13th June, the Board of Directors decided, at its meeting on 29th June that the preferred Option 2a could be improved significantly by reflecting the many constructive views and comments received during the engagement period. The Site Strategy Proposals that were submitted to the Board meeting Option 2a, which will provide a range of outpatient based services and surgical day cases at Clatterbridge with all other services being delivered from Arrowe Park, will therefore go forward – with the following amendments:
- dermatology will remain at Clatterbridge as an integrated unit
- an integrated nurse led unit will be developed for stroke and neuro-rehabilitation services at Clatterbridge
- the breast clinic will have a new, purpose built unit on the ground floor at Clatterbridge
- subject to further discussions with the local authority about the possibility of re- locating the Child Development Centre off-site, it will be re-housed in a newer building at Clatterbridge
- work is carried out to identify a specific location for the corporate and operational facilities services that will be affected by the changes
- the Surgical Division is to have extra time, until the Trust Board of Directors’ October meeting, to:
- explore the feasibility of creating a Joint Elective Orthopaedic Centre, based on the Clatterbridge site, with the Countess of Chester Hospital
- develop detailed plans at specialty level to identify the level and type of planned surgical services to be provided at each hospital site
- the Medical Specialties Division has been asked to further develop the ideas submitted during the engagement period for rehabilitation for the elderly.
The engagement has proved to be a great catalyst with some excellent, constructive variations, particularly from staff, to some of the options put forward. These variations will further improve the safety and quality of services for patients and ensure a long term, sustainable future for both of our sites.
All the feedback received during the engagement period was independently analysed by an external organisation with a proven track record in the field. The Engagement Report that was submitted to Board meeting, together with the engagement analysis report.
A high level of engagement was achieved with a wide range of interested parties from staff and partner organisations to patients and the general public. The feedback results are based on a statistically valid number of responses, giving a reliability factor (confidence interval) of 95%.
Two in three respondents agreed that change was essential and that value for money should be taken into account by the Trust Board of Directors when making their decision on the option to go forward. All respondents felt that it was very important to make the best use of our facilities to provide the best possible care and hospital experience.
The Trust has now launched a programme of feedback throughout July to all interested parties on the outcome of the engagement process. This includes staff roadshows, stakeholder meetings, newsletters, newspaper adverts and information on the staff and public website.
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