Children’s surgery and anaesthesia services in South and Mid Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire
Overview
People living in Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield are being given more time to share their thoughts on proposals to change some of our region’s children’s surgery and anaesthesia services.
The proposals, incorporating public feedback, have been developed by Commissioners Working Together, a partnership of the region’s NHS clinical commissioning groups and NHS England to improve services across South and Mid Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire - with the consultation being extended until Tuesday 14 February 2017.
The new proposals will affect around 1 in every 10 children needing an operation across South and Mid Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire. Children would still have ‘day case’ operations (where they do not stay overnight in hospital) at all local hospitals. Very specialist services, for children with very complex conditions, will also remain the same with children from across the region being treated at Sheffield Children’s Hospital as the only specialist centre in our region – as they are now.
Why your views matter
Depending on where you live and at what time you go hospital, some patients have better experiences and access to services than others – and doctors, nurses and healthcare experts all agreed that this shouldn’t happen – and have come together to change it.
Dr Tim Moorhead, GP, clinical chair and advisor to Commissioners Working Together, said:
“Over the last eighteen months we have been reviewing our children’s surgery and anaesthesia services and are now proposing changes to make sure all children in our region are able to get the best possible and safest care they deserve should they need an operation in one of our local hospitals.
“For most services, most of the time, nothing will change but for a small number of unplanned operations, at night, at weekends or when children need to stay overnight in hospital, we are proposing they are done differently.
“Across the region, there is only a small number of children needing operations for the services we’re proposing to change, which means our staff aren’t being used in the best way, which, combined with a national shortage of expert staff who are qualified to operate on children, means that in the future, your child may not have access to the high quality care they need.”
What happens next
The results of the consultation will be presented to the Commissioners Working Together board who will make a decision. They will consider:
- All patient and public feedback
- The impact on access to services, including travel times
- The impact on quality and safety of the service
We expect a decision to be made in April 2017
Events
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Public consultation event
From 16 Nov 2016 at 13:00 to 16 Nov 2016 at 15:30Join us at The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield. S1 4FW to find out more about our proposed changes to children's surgery and anaesthesia services and tell us your views.
Please let us know if you are interested in coming along to our drop-in session at the link below. -
Public consultation event
From 16 Nov 2016 at 17:00 to 16 Nov 2016 at 19:30Join us at The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield. S1 4FW to find out more about our proposed changes to children's surgery and anaesthesia services and tell us your views.
Please let us know if you are interested in coming along to our drop-in session at the link below. -
Public consultation event
From 24 Nov 2016 at 16:00 to 24 Nov 2016 at 17:00Join us at The Source, 300 Meadowhall Way, Sheffield S9 1EA to find out more about our proposed changes to children's surgery and anaesthesia services and tell us your views.
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Public consultation event
From 24 Nov 2016 at 18:00 to 24 Nov 2016 at 19:00Join us at The Source, 300 Meadowhall Way, Sheffield S9 1EA to find out more about our proposed changes to children's surgery and anaesthesia services and tell us your views.
Areas
- All Areas
Audiences
- Black and Minority Ethnic People
- Carers
- Disabled People
- General Public
- LGBT – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans People
- Older People
- Residents
- Young People
- Community Groups
- Faith Groups
- Student Unions
- Voluntary Organisations
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- Parent Assemblies
- What's on in Sheffield
- Council Housing
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- Leisure and Activities (Activity Sheffield)
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- Disabled Travel
- Parking
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- Infant Admissions
- Primary Admissions
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- 6th Form Admissions
- Targeted
- Keeping Healthy and Well, Accessing Care and Support
- Children and Young People
- Equality Hubs
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