People are rightly very exercised about the proposed hospital cuts and A&E closure – but the proposals to move hospital services into the “community” are equally devastating. This bit of the “Right Care Right Place Right Time” shake up – … Continue reading
Kirklees and Calderdale people are very upset about the proposed hospital cuts and changes and A&E closure – but related proposals to move hospital services into the “community” are equally devastating.
Anyone who wants to find out about the sell off of our NHS, and understand how this is going to affect patient care, has their work cut out as the plot thickens around the £238m Huddersfield and North Kirklees contract … Continue reading
On 28 May representatives of Dewsbury Keep Our NHS Public and North Kirklees NHS Support Group presented a petition from 1,258 local people to Cllr Viv Kendrick, Chair of Kirklees Health and Wellbeing Board, at its monthly meeting. Comprising 3 … Continue reading
Yesterday Calderdale Adults Health and Social Care Scrutiny Panel members failed to use their power to decide whether the Calderdale NHS Commissioners need to consult the public about the new community health care system they are in the process of … Continue reading
This is the 7th Plain Speaker report on the hospital cuts plans that are scheduled for public consultation, starting at the end of February. It looks at proposals for expanding Calderdale Royal Hospital into a 615 bed acute and emergency … Continue reading
This is the second Plain Speaker report on the proposed hospital cuts that are scheduled for public consultation, starting at the end of February. If you’d like to find links to several other reports on different aspects of the proposals, … Continue reading
Anyone wanting to ask a question at Calderdale CCG governing body meeting on 10th Dec has until 5pm Tuesday 8 Dec to email it in, to susan.holmes2@calderdaleccg.nhs.uk The agenda and all the papers for the Gov Body meeting are online … Continue reading
The clinical model for the proposed Right Care Right Place Right Time scheme, that NHS commissioners and the Calderdale and Huddersfield hospitals have finally agreed after arguing about for two years, could be thrown up in the air yet again … Continue reading
The Health Service Journal has reported that Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group have finally announced that they have awarded the £285m/£238m (various accounts of the value) contract for Care Closer to Home community health … Continue reading