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Local health organisations publish paper outlining the challenges and opportunities for health and care services

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A programme for improving health and care services in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire has published its engagement document identifying a number of local health and care challenges and opportunities to provide better care for patients.

Shaping Care Together, led by Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Southport and Formby clinical commissioning group (CCG) and NHS West Lancashire CCG, aims to improve health and care sustainably into the future by addressing a number of long-standing health and care challenges.

The Paper – Our Challenges and Opportunities – outlines the case for change, some of the main challenges the programme has heard during its engagement, and some opportunities that exist which could help to provide better care in the local area.

Ann Marr, Chief Executive of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, said: “Since the beginning of January 2021, through more than 2,500 responses to surveys, conversations and discussion groups with patients, local residents, staff and stakeholders, we have heard what really matters for local people and their NHS. 

“This Paper represents the next step in our journey to create a better and more sustainable future for our local NHS services. We are encouraging all members of our communities to talk to us more about how to improve the services we deliver.”

Shaping Care Together is also running online engagement events on the following dates:

  • Wednesday 16 March, 2022:  10:30 – 12:00
  • Thursday 17 March, 2022:     18:00 – 19:30

These events will give people the chance to talk to, and hear from, clinicians and the programme team, and share their views and ideas to shape the programme. People can register their interest to attend here – www.yoursayshapingcaretogether.co.uk/events

More information about Shaping Care Together can be found on the programme website – www.yoursayshapingcaretogether.co.uk

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