Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust proposals for Dewsbury, Pontefract and Pinderfields

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust this week announced two options for the future of services at its hospital in Dewsbury, Wakefield and Pontefract.

Under the first option, some services would be centralised at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield and there would be changes to the way urgent, complex and planned surgery are carried out at all three sites.

The second options bring all emergency and complex services under one roof at Pinderfields, and lead to a reduced emergency service at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

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The Trust is planning a full consultation on the two options in January.

A separate consultation will take place shortly on the future of opthalmology, orthopaedic and neuro rehabilitation services.

CURRENT SERVICE PROVISION

Dewsbury:

Emergency department – Type 1 (24-hour consultant-led service)

Critical care

Elective surgery including orthopaedics, general surgery and colorectal surgery

Day case centre

Medical wards including acute medical wards

Rehabilitation including stroke

Children’s inpatients excluding surgery

Consultant-led and midwife-led maternity unit

Special care baby unit

Outpatients diagnostic centre

Pontefract:

Emergency department – Type 1

Clinical decision unit

Day case surgery

Short stay surgery

Rehabilitation including stroke

Midwife-led maternity unit

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre

Pinderfields:

Emergency Department – Type 1 Critical care

Trauma centre

Acute care facility – all specialities

Elective surgery

Day case surgery

Elective medicine

Haematology and medical oncology

Specialist centres – spinal injuries, burns

Children’s inpatients

Consultant-led maternity unit

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Neonatal unit with intensive care, high dependency care and special care

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre

OPTION ONE

Dewsbury:

Emergency department – Type 1 with children’s assessment unit

Critical care

Elective surgery excluding general surgery and colorectal surgery

Day case centre

Medical wards including acute medical wards

Rehabilitation including stroke

Neuro rehabilitation unit

Midwife-led maternity unit

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre

Pontefract:

Urgent care centre – Type 3 (minor injuries and minor illness)

Orthopaedic surgery centre

Day case centre

Ophthalmology outpatient and day case surgery centre

Short stay surgery

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Medical wards including clinical decision unit and medical investigation unit

Rehabilitation including stroke

Midwife-led maternity unit

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre

Pinderfields:

Emergency department – Type 1 Critical care

Trauma centre

Acute care facility – all specialities

Elective surgery

Day case surgery

Elective medicine

Haematology and medical oncology

Specialist centres – spinal injuries and burns

Children’s inpatients

Consultant-led maternity unit

Neonatal unit with intensive care, high dependency care and special care

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre

OPTION TWO

Dewsbury:

Urgent care centre – Type 3 (minor injuries and minor illness)

Elective surgery not requiring critical care

Orthopaedic surgery

Day case centre

Medical wards including clinical decision unit, medical investigation unit and step up facility

Rehabilitation including stroke

Neuro rehabilitation unit

Midwife-led maternity unit

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre

Pontefract:

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Urgent care centre – Type 3 (minor injuries and minor illness)

Orthopaedic surgery centre

Day case centre

Ophthalmology outpatient and day case surgery centre

Short stay surgery

Medical wards including clinical decision unit and medical investigation unit

Rehabilitation including stroke

Midwife-led maternity unit

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre

Pinderfields:

Emergency department – Type 1 Critical care

Trauma centre

Acute care facility – all specialities

Complex surgery

Day case surgery

Complex elective medicine

Haematology and medical oncology

Children’s inpatients

Consultant-led maternity unit

Neonatal unit with intensive care, high dependency care and special care

Specialist centres – spinal injuries and burns

Outpatients

Diagnostic centre