Sam Rowlands, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, says he is pleased to see the health board making progress on setting up Rapid Treatment Centres across his region.
He said: “I am delighted to hear that the North Wales health board is putting together a business case to set up centres across my region to transform planned care services.
“The
proposals for RTCs, which are also being considered in England, will also speed up
access to care and provide improved transport services for patients which is
something we badly need in my region.
“I
support any moves which will ultimately lead to a better NHS service for the
people of North Wales and welcome this latest initiative.”
In an update from BCUHB they said that they were currently carrying out
detailed work to develop a robust outline business case which, when completed,
will be submitted to Welsh Government for scrutiny and approval.
The business case will allow them to explore a range of options in terms of
the number, scale and location of the RTCs.
The RTCs will develop new pathways to transform planned care services,
improve the quality of ambulatory patient care and speed of access as well as
improving service resilience and efficiency.
They will provide services for patients on an urgent cancer pathway,
as well as those who may have vague symptoms but need access to appropriate
diagnostics and clinical input. RTCs will also provide ambulatory services
for patients requiring diagnosis and treatment as a day case.
Although the
locations for these new RTCs has not yet been determined, the health board say
they are committed to ensuring good engagement and communication with the
public of North Wales as the plans develop.
They will be communicating with patients, parents and stakeholders to share
more information about this major new development in health care.
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