Nottinghamshire Healthcare can confirm that Ward B50 at the Queen’s Medical Centre, a 20 bedded mental health ward for older people, will be relocated to Highbury Hospital in Bulwell. There will be no reduction in the number of beds provided or any job losses as a result of this move. This decision was taken last year.
The ward will be relocated to a fully refurbished ward at Highbury Hospital, providing modern and fit for purpose facilities, with significant improvements in the care environment. There have been no ward closures at Highbury Hospital to enable this relocation to take place.
The decision was made following a review of current provision, bed locations and patient needs. Highbury Hospital is our main location for mental health services in the City and therefore it makes clinical sense for our older people’s services to be based on this site.
With regards to Ward A23, the Trust’s remaining mental health ward for older people at the Queen’s Medical Centre, a decision is yet to be made regarding its future. The Trust will ensure patients and staff are consulted and kept informed of any options being considered. Decisions will be taken based on a county wide review of older people’s beds and following the launch of the National Dementia Strategy.
Services in Mansfield and Ashfield have been subject to a formal three month consultation, which has yet to go before the County PCT Cluster Board. A decision will then be taken. Daybrook and Bestwood remain as they are.
Major service change does not need to be approved by the CQC – rather it is the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee, who considers substantial changes and whether people have been consulted with properly.
The Trust is committed to providing the highest standards of care to meet patients’ needs.
By Julie Grant
Head of Communications
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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