Lets hope it works!!!

Ber999T · 01-11-2007, 05:34

As of 09:00 today !st Nov 2007 the A&E at BGH (Burnley) is downgraded and there could be a large influx of extra patients at RBH (Blackburn).

link from Telegraph here (I hope)

Hospital Bosss A E Pledge (from Lancashire Telegraph)

WillowTheWhisp · 01-11-2007, 07:09

I think this is a really bad idea.

mez · 01-11-2007, 07:31

i cannot think this will work at all, its bad enough now up at ROYAL BLACKBURN its going to be chaos.

MargaretR · 01-11-2007, 08:09

Does this mean that all the firework casualties from the Burnley area get ferried to Blackburn?

lettie · 01-11-2007, 08:27

What this means is that emergencies requiring resuscitation, intensive care, 'blue light' emergencies will go to Blackburn. People requiring urgent but less serious care than 'blue light' will go to one of the Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn or Burnley dependent on where they live.

MargaretR · 01-11-2007, 08:30

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Originally Posted by lettie

What this means is that emergencies requiring resuscitation, intensive care, 'blue light' emergencies will go to Blackburn. People requiring urgent but less serious care than 'blue light' will go to one of the Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn or Burnley dependent on where they live.

Thank goodness for that - and thanks for the detailed info Lettie

panther · 01-11-2007, 08:34

still a ball ache though, which bright spark is this down too!!

Mick · 01-11-2007, 08:38

No Panther Ball ache is not a blue light so will be dealt with at Burnley

lettie · 01-11-2007, 08:41

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Originally Posted by panther

still a ball ache though, which bright spark is this down too!!

I would really love to be able to bang on someones door and play hell at them for this but unfortunately, this has not been a local decision. This is all part of the Government's grand scheme for the NHS services. The only decisions made at North West level have been where to put the services. Local NHS has been told that they cannot have both hospitals with all of the services, so they have been split. A&E has gone to the hospital with the majority of population. To compensate, Consultant Maternity Services will go to Burnley with Midwife-Led services in Blackburn & Rossendale.

lettie · 01-11-2007, 08:42

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Originally Posted by mick

No Panther Ball ache is not a blue light so will be delt with at Burnley

No it won't... It will be dealt with by the Urgent Care Centre at Royal Blackburn because you live in RBH catchment area.

lancsdave · 01-11-2007, 08:46

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Originally Posted by lettie

No it won't... It will be dealt with by the Urgent Care Centre at Royal Blackburn because you live in RBH catchment area.

Just make sure you get it between 8am & 8pm and you can go to Accy Vic

panther · 01-11-2007, 08:47

LOL....very funnytut.gif...nice one guys21.gif

lancsdave · 01-11-2007, 08:49

Although it's a ridicolous decision just taking Burnley & Nelson in to account, it should also be remembered that this scheme covers places like Barnoldswick & Earby which even to Burnley was at least 20 minutes on a good day.

Mick · 01-11-2007, 08:52

I must admit i do think this is going to be a very bad idea

lancsdave · 01-11-2007, 08:58

Interesting point about the woman in charge of it all;

"Ms Cubbon is leaving the Trust in Aptil after three years to be nearer her parents in Devon, and will begin a job as chief executive of Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust."

So in other words I'll make the decisions to screw peoples lives up then clear off back to where I live