Issue - meetings

Carl Ellson presented the clinical model that had been unanimously approved by the Programme Board and would now go to the Clinical Senate and through the NHS England assurance process. It would then be presented for public consultation in the summer.

95% of people in Worcestershire would see no change with the new model. There would be greater separation of emergency and planned care, the creation of centres of excellence for planned surgery. Redditch would have urgent care centres for adults and children and the A & E for adults would remain for adults. In patient care for children would be centralised at Worcester along with consultant births and emergency surgery.

Chris Tidman supported this model which had received a consensus of clinical opinion. The model would allow health services to move forward with confidence and he believed the three hospitals had a bright future and supported the centres of excellence being developed at the three sites.

The Chairman endorsed this model and believed that changes were needed to ensure the clinical and financial sustainability of healthcare in the County.

RESOLVED that the Health and Well-being Board:

a)    Received and endorsed the changes to the Clinical Model which was previously approved by the Future of Acute Hospital Services in Worcestershire Programme Board, and:

b)    Reaffirmed its support for the case for change.