Hyper Acute Stroke Services in South 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 our region’s hyper acute stroke 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.
Depending on where you live, 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.
If approved, the proposals would see some services no longer being carried out at Barnsley, Rotherham and Chesterfield Hospitals, with others becoming specialist centres for the whole region.
Why your views matter
Dr Peter Anderton, stroke consultant at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals, and regional stroke lead for Commissioners Working Together, said:
“By changing the way you receive care after having a stroke, we can make our services safer and of a higher quality whilst also reducing your chances of living with a disability afterwards.
“At the moment, some of our stroke teams don’t treat as many patients as teams in other hospitals, meaning they have fewer opportunities to develop their skills and introduce new treatments – which could mean that in the future, some of our patients may not get the best care they deserve should they have a stroke. This, combined with a national shortage of specialist staff, means we need to act now and use our staff and facilities in a different way to make sure that everyone in our region has access to the best services and fast treatments after having a stroke.
“For some patients in Barnsley and Rotherham, this may mean being treated in a hospital that isn’t their local one for the first 72 hours – but it also means they will receive high quality specialist care. We have been working with our ambulance service colleagues to ensure all patients will be taken to the most appropriate hyper acute stroke service unit within the critical time needed.
“After the first 72 hours of care, or sooner if medically possible, patients will be transferred to their local stroke ward for the remainder of their care. Rehabilitation services, such as ongoing speech and language therapy, physio and occupational therapies which assist the journey of stroke recovery, will also remain closer to where people live.”
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 13:30 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 Hyper acute stroke 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 Hyper acute stroke 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 15:00 to 24 Nov 2016 at 16:00Join us at The Source, 300 Meadowhall Way, Sheffield S9 1EA to find out more about our proposed changes to Hyper acute stroke services and tell us your views.
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Public consultation event
From 24 Nov 2016 at 19:00 to 24 Nov 2016 at 20:00Join us at The Source, 300 Meadowhall Way, Sheffield S9 1EA to find out more about our proposed changes to Hyper acute stroke services and tell us your views.
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