| Welcome to our Consultation newsletter | Welcome to the first edition of our Consultation bulletin. Here you'll find the latest news and updates about the consultation, find out where we have been and how you can get involved.
Find out more and have your say on our Better Hospitals Humber website.
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| Have Your Say – Public Consultation on changes to some services at Grimsby and Scunthorpe Hospitals | NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has today launched a public consultation on a proposal to change the way some more complex medical, urgent and emergency care and paediatric (children’s) services are delivered at hospitals in Scunthorpe and Grimsby (Scunthorpe General Hospital and Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby).
The proposal being put forward relates specifically to:
- Trauma Unit – for people with injuries requiring specialist care (typically brought by ambulance) and who might need an operation or observation by a trauma team.
- Emergency surgery (overnight) – for people who need an operation in the middle of the night or who need to stay in hospital overnight and be looked after by teams with surgical expertise.
- Some medical specialities (inpatient) – for people who need a longer stay in hospital (more than 72 hours) and to be looked after by a specialist team for their heart, lung or stomach condition.
- Paediatric overnight (inpatient) care – for children and young people who need to stay in hospital for more than 24 hours.
We are proposing to bring these services together at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby to improve services for those with the most urgent and complex needs, keeping them safe and providing sustainability for local hospital services.
Urgent and emergency care for most patients would continue to be provided at both hospitals, including 24/7 Accident and Emergency Departments and the vast majority of patients would continue to be seen and treated in the same hospital they are now.
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB want to hear from people living or working in Scunthorpe, Goole, Grimsby and surrounding areas. We are committed to ensuring everyone has an opportunity to have their say, and listening carefully to the consultation responses before any final decisions are taken.
The consultation starts today, Monday 25th September, and will last for 14 weeks. The consultation provides an opportunity for local people to have their say on the proposed change before a final decision is taken by the Integrated Care Board (ICB) in 2024.
The consultation closes on 5th January 2024. | |  |
| Events and opportunities to get involved |
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Drop-in and see us at one of our consultation exhibitions
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Goole
Thursday 12th October 12 - 8pm
The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole, DN14 6AE
Grimsby
Monday 16th October 12 - 8pm
Grimsby Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HX
Scunthorpe
Friday 20th October 12 - 8pm
The Pods, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1AA
You can drop in at any time throughout the day.
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