Issue - items at meetings - Update on Sussexwide Stroke Services

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50.1    Lisa Forward, Senior Programme Manager for Sussex Collaborative, NHS, introduced the report and explained that seven Sussex CCGs had worked together to improve stroke services.

50.2    Ms Forward explained to the Committee that there are two service types for dealing with strokes. These are; hyper-acute; the patient needing to get to the hospital within the first 72 hours, and acute; the care after the first 72 hours, including rehabilitation and discharge. It was detailed to the Committee that there were workforce issues; therefore, the services were not open seven days a week. The Senior Programme Manager explained to the Committee that the CCGs were exploring the option of having the two services co-located, although this could increase travel time for ambulances, it would ensure the patient had better care.

50.3    It was noted to the Committee that the CCG Governing Bodies were looking at how this could be achieved, the timeframe and the size of the workforce needed. Ms Forward added that a patient and service user consultation had been completed but required further work and discussions to happen.

50.4    In response to Councillor Marsh, Ms Forward explained that they had more current figures from the next quarter performance; however, these were not available when the agenda was published.

50.5    RESOLVED – That the Committee noted the report and agreed for an update report later in 2016/17.