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lettie · 10-11-2005, 09:58

I agree that it is a bit pathetic but the newspapers have quite categorically stated that no decisions have been made yet. In the Accy Observer from 28th October page 15 there is a large spread about the proposed changes and addresses for people to write or e mail to have their say. Nowhere does it say that they will close A&E services at Burnley. It proposes that one site will deal with emergencies, HDU and ICU while the other deals with planned services. There would be facilities for A&E at both sites as far as I understand it. The practical thing would be to stabilise a patient in the A&E at the non ICU site, then transfer.

Maybe the people who have got the wrong end of the stick on this are scaremongering the others. Maybe the people who have read it and understand it are not signing petitions because there's nothing to sign for. The new A&E being built at Blackburn barely has enough space to cater for those in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley. To try to take patients from Burnley Pendle and Rossendale too would be folly.

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lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: burnley hospital I agree that it is a bit pathetic but the newspapers have quite categorically stated that no decisions have been made yet. In the Accy Observer from 28th October page 15 there is a large spread about the proposed changes and addresses for people to write or e mail to have their say. Nowhere does it say that they will close A&E services at Burnley. It proposes that one site will deal with emergencies, HDU and ICU while the other deals with planned services. There would be facilities for A&E at both sites as far as I understand it. The practical thing would be to stabilise a patient in the A&E at the non ICU site, then transfer. Maybe the people who have got the wrong end of the stick on this are scaremongering the others. Maybe the people who have read it and understand it are not signing petitions because there's nothing to sign for. The new A&E being built at Blackburn barely has enough space to cater for those in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley. To try to take patients from Burnley Pendle and Rossendale too would be folly. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..