Serving North Cadbury, Yarlington & Galhampton
NHS Public Consultation
We are seeking the views of people in Somerset on the future of hyper acute and acute stroke services in Somerset – this is the specialist acute hospital care people receive in the first few days and weeks after having a stroke.
Staff, people with lived experience including carers, and community and voluntary sector support organisations have been working together to develop the best solutions for future acute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset.
It is important that we provide high-quality stroke services in Somerset, which are sustainable and fit for the future, which is why we are proposing to change the way acute hospital stroke services are organised in our area, so that everyone in county will have the best opportunity to survive and thrive after stroke.
The consultation will seek to understand whether hyper acute and acute stroke services should be provided at:
· one hyper acute stroke unit in Somerset and, if that is the right way forward, whether the unit be located at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, and;
· acute stroke services at either:
· Two acute stroke units, one at Musgrove Park Hospital and one at Yeovil District Hospital; or
· One acute stroke unit, which would need to be located at the same hospital as the hyper acute stroke unit proposed to be Musgrove Park Hospital.
No decision has been made yet and we want to understand as many different views on our proposals as possible. This public consultation is an opportunity for people to make their voice heard and for them to tell us what they think of the proposals before we make a final decision on the best way forward.
To find out more about our proposals, including our consultation document and how to respond to the consultation, please visit the link below.
We hope you will support us in encouraging people to take part in the consultation, all views are important to us.
If you would like any materials to support you to promote the consultation, such as social media posts, newsletter copy, please do get in touch with us.
Kind regards
NHS Somerset | Working together to improve health and wellbeing
Wynford House | Lufton Way | Lufton | Yeovil | Somerset | BA22 8HR
Email: sara.bonfanti@nhs.net
Website: www.nhssomerset.nhs.uk
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27th January 2023