Issue - meetings

The Board received an update from the Chief Commissioner NHS Halton CCG, on the status of the realignment of stroke services across the Mid-Mersey health economy.

It was reported that in 2018 the reconfiguration of stroke services between St Helens and Warrington Hospitals began and was completed by the end of the same year.  The report outlined the pathways and processes of the service since the realignment.  It was noted that these were working well and the relationship between the two acute trusts and the community stroke service remained strong.

Members welcomed the report and news that the reconfiguration of the Stroke Services was now complete.

RESOLVED:  That the Board

1)    note that the reconfiguration of Stroke Services between St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals and Warrington and Halton Hospitals was complete; and

2)    note that Whiston Hospital site had been designated as the hyper acute unit, receiving all stroke patients requiring acute care and has ring fenced beds for both the acute and rehabilitation phase; Warrington Hospital has a dedicated stroke rehabilitation unit.