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The programme has launched a public consultation asking people to share their views on where accident and emergency services (A&E) across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire should be located.
Last year, when we asked for views on changes we could make to services in response to current pressures, many people told us we should bring children’s and adult A&Es together on a single site.
A&E services in our area are currently split across two sites with children’s at Ormskirk Hospital and the adult service in Southport. Our children’s unit, however, has been closed overnight for the past five years. Bringing services together on a single hospital site would help ease the pressures and allow us to provide round the clock emergency care to both adults and children. This is how it is done in most places across the rest of the NHS in England.
Options for a future A&E
Our proposals include two specific options for bringing services together at either Southport or Ormskirk hospital. Based on the evidence available to us, our preferred option is Southport which:
Could be delivered two years faster,
Would cause less disruption to current services during redevelopment.
The programme has launched a public consultation asking people to share their views on where accident and emergency services (A&E) across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire should be located.
Last year, when we asked for views on changes we could make to services in response to current pressures, many people told us we should bring children’s and adult A&Es together on a single site.
A&E services in our area are currently split across two sites with children’s at Ormskirk Hospital and the adult service in Southport. Our children’s unit, however, has been closed overnight for the past five years. Bringing services together on a single hospital site would help ease the pressures and allow us to provide round the clock emergency care to both adults and children. This is how it is done in most places across the rest of the NHS in England.
Options for a future A&E
Our proposals include two specific options for bringing services together at either Southport or Ormskirk hospital. Based on the evidence available to us, our preferred option is Southport which:
Could be delivered two years faster,
Would cause less disruption to current services during redevelopment.
