Walk in Centres Consultation

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Engagement on Urgent Care Services in Salford
NHS Salford is responsible for funding health services in Salford (often referred to as commissioning). We are asking the public and patients for their views on urgent care services on behalf of all the organisations who contribute to urgent care services in Salford.

What are urgent care services?
Urgent care services are used when there is an unplanned or emergency health need, for example, urgent treatment or advice from a GP, Accident and Emergency (A&E) or Walk-in Centre.

Why do urgent care services need to change?
Urgent care services need to change because the economic recession means that there is less money available to spend on public services across England, including the NHS. We believe that £6.4 million can be saved from urgent care services without impacting on the safety of patient care

We have worked with staff and the public to develop a proposal to provide safe, cost-effective and joined-up urgent care services to the people of Salford that safely reduce unnecessary costs.

So, what is the proposal for urgent care services in Salford?
The proposal includes plans to:-

1.Develop a new Urgent Care Centre on the hospital site at Accident and Emergency and relocate the existing Pendleton and Little Hulton Walk-in services into the new centre. We believe that this will help to reduce the current pressure and costs from unnecessary Accident & Emergency attendances and provide a wide range of experts and treatment facilities in one place.
2.Promote alternative choices to Accident & Emergency amongst the general public.
3.Improve care for specific groups through alternatives to hospital admission, e.g. people with long-term conditions or the elderly.
Tell us your views
We have developed an engagement document to give you more information about our proposal for urgent care services. You can read this by clicking on the link below.

•Full engagement document (1.00 MB)
You can send us your views on the proposal by filling in the online response form, which is available at the link below.

•Full online response form
Summaries of the engagement document will be available in public venues across Salford, such as GP surgeries, libraries and leisure centres.

The engagement finishes on 13 December 2010, so you have until then to send us your views.

http://www.salford-pct.nhs.uk/EngagementOnUrgentCareServices.aspx?section=4