Agenda item

Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre

Minutes:

The Committee received a report from the Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group that gave an update on the proposed changes to the overnight service delivery at Peterlee Urgent Treatment Centre (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

The Head of Commissioning explained that the CCG had taken on board requests from the committee for further information and she highlighted the work that had been carried out.   Positive feedback had been received on the proposals and the majority of people spoken to would prefer a home visit in the future.  Patient activity data had been re-checked including where patients had been directed to.  The proposed changes would see a full clinical team available.  The CCG governing would consider the proposed changes shortly.

 

In response to a question from Councillor Kennedy, the Head of Commissioning explained that the service would be centralised and that patients would be seen within the hour.  Two GPs would be floating covering the UHND, Shotley Bridge Hospital and Peterlee area and they would be with a driver.

 

Councillor Maitland enquired about staffing and was advised that the staff would be directed to patients through the 111 triage service, a service that was already in place.  The Head of Commissioning advised that the driver would act as a chaperone to the GP.

 

The Chair said that the important part for people to remember was to ring 111 first to ensure they were directed to the right place at the right time.  He thanked the CCG for complying with the committees request for further information.

 

Resolved:

(i)           That the rationale for the proposed changes to service delivery be noted.

(ii)          That the extent of additional work carried out at the request of the committee be noted.

(iii)         That the report was pending the CCG governing body approval.

(iv)        The comments on the proposal be communicated back to the CCG and a post implementation update report be brought back to this Committee after 12 months.

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