Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System
Residents now have an extra two weeks to respond to a public consultation on the future locations of community-based health services in mid and south Essex. NHS Mid and South Essex has extended the consultation on proposed changed to community hospitals until April 4 2024 to allow more people to give their views.
Extending the consultation will allow decision makers to gain more insight and feedback to the proposals. The consultation will help the local NHS understand views on the proposals to:
- potential changes to the places where we provide some community hospital intermediate care and stroke rehabilitation services, in particular services provided at the Cumberledge Intermediate Care Centre in Rochford and Brentwood Community Hospital.
- making permanent the temporary move of the freestanding midwife-led birthing unit from St Peter’s Hospital to, Maldon to the William Julien Courtauld Unit at St Michael’s, Braintree.
- the possibility of moving all other patient services at St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon to other locations, ideally in and around the Maldon district.
Changes are being considered to help increase the number of beds available in the community to support people who need specialist stroke rehabilitation and provide a good environment for modern health services.
Almost 3,000 people have already completed the online survey since the consultation launched on January 24, and many others have fedback through a range of opportunities to get involved.
SWF Health & Social Care Group 