Chorley & South Ribble NHS Campaign
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Wednesday 21 August 2019
Chorley A&E "not clinically viable" - but could it still survive in its current form?
- Super hospital idea scrapped: Long-mooted plans for a so-called super hospital on a single site in Central Lancashire are absent from a list of options for the future of the region’s A&Es - because funding for the idea has never been found.
- possibility of a new build hospital cannot be formally considered by local NHS leaders if there is “a clear lack of evidence that it is deliverable”, an OHOC* report notes.*Our Health Our Care NH change program
- Joint CCGs say they are prepared to revisit the idea [of a super hospital] if capital becomes available - but it would still be a very long-term solution and we’re looking at doing the right thing for patients now.
- Option 3 - Reinstate 24-hour A&E opening/upgrade A&EEither reopen the department 24 hours a day at its existing level (a so-called “type 3” facility, without co-located services such as emergency surgery and inpatient paediatrics) or upgrade to a “type 1” facility like the Royal Preston and reintroduce some services at Chorley which have been absent for 10-20 years. Option kept open but said to be not clinically viable due to staffing shortage. The JCCG are likely keeping this option 3 merely to appease the public until the consultation day, when it will be likely be discarded and removed from the shortlist.
Wednesday 31 July 2019
Central Lancashire A&E planning needs more thought, GPs told
Will a forecast increase in population mean Chorley & South Ribble hospital must have its own 24 hour A&E?
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19 September 2018
Consultation on single central Lancashire A&E unit delayed
A public consultation into a proposal for a single A&E unit to cover Central Lancashire has been postponed. Under draft NHS proposals, Chorley and Preston hospitals would share one emergency department and elective surgery be concentrated at the other. Formal consultation was due in January but the debate has been delayed until "spring 2019 at the earliest", Lancashire Teaching Hospitals said. Read full story...30 August 2018
Single A&E department in central Lancashire 'will save lives'
A single accident and emergency unit in central Lancashire will save lives and mean fewer cancelled operations, says a medical director. Under draft NHS proposals Chorley and Preston hospitals would share one emergency department and elective surgery be concentrated at the other. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust which runs both hospitals said the move would be beneficial to patients. Protect Chorley Hospital group pledged to fight plans at a protest meeting. Read more...23 August 2018
Plan for single A&E department for central Lancashire
Central Lancashire could be served by a single accident and emergency unit under NHS plans to reorganise services. The draft plans do not specify where the unit would be or mention the existing Preston or Chorley's units. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust medical director Dr Geraldine Skailes said the public would get a say on the "configuration" of services. Chorley MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle said any change would not negate the need for local A&Es.23 August 2018
Chorley Hospital campaigners call "urgent" meeting about the future of the site
23 August 2018
How Chorley Hospital's A&E unit was downgraded
Following the news that under new plans Central Lancashire is likely to be served by a single A&E unit, we look at how Chorley Hospital's A&E unit was downgraded.
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