A TWELVE-WEEK consultation
will be held on plans which could see changes to urgent care services at Solihull Hospital
The consultation will take
place between April and July and any changes will be put in place for July.
Solihull Clinical
Commissioning Group – which funds NHS services – is reviewing urgent care with
other commissioning groups in Birmingham
This has led to fears that
the walk-in centre could close.
In a report to councillors it
says there is “unnecessary duplication” between Solihull Hospital
Their report said: “This
often results in confusion for people trying to decide where best they should
go when they are in a crisis.
“Children under the age of 16
and people over 65 cannot get some emergency care at the site and may have to
go elsewhere if they’re in crisis.
“Figures show 65 per cent of
our residents needing urgent and emergency care get this from elsewhere
suggesting improvements can and should be made to cater for the needs of more
of our residents.”
It adds: “We think there is
the opportunity to improve the service on the Solihull Hospital
Changes will cut down on
patients having to be referred to other hospitals, it adds and said there would
be an “open and transparent consultation”.
A petition opposed to a
closure of the walk-in centre said: “This centre provides a vital facility for
our community as well as relieving pressure on the hospital's A&E
department and the ambulance service.” It so far has 292 signatures.
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The drop in centre is a GP service and is great when local gps isn't open (ie often). A&E is just that - for accidents and emergencies. If patients are too thick to know the difference n the answer isn't to close one down but to educate.
ReplyDeleteI see they are trying to close more and "improve" our services yet the fat cat managers still hang on the their well paid jobs
ReplyDeleteSolihull Clinical Commissioning Group is trying its best as well as undergoing major changes in the reforms of the emergency care and urgent care centers. Since the main problem lies in the age groups and the provision of the serving people and provide necessary urgent care at time of crisis is just a problem. Hope new facilities must be available to the needy and good doctors should try out their best for this.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very good decision to start the consultation in the coming months. It definitely helps in improving the treatments and the facilities of the urgent care centers which leads to the patient satisfaction as a whole. The people will get the most out of the services provided by the doctor's & the service staff.
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