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THE HEALTH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE FOR LINCOLNSHIRE

Boston Borough East Lindsey District City of Lincoln Lincolnshire County Council Council Council Council North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey District District Council District Council District Council Council

Open Report on behalf of David O’Connor, Executive Director of Performance and Governance

Report to Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire

Date: 19 January 2011

Subject: City and General Update on Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust

Summary:

The Committee is invited to consider an update on the new Peterborough City Hospital, which became fully operational during December 2010, as well as general developments at the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Jane Pigg, Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs, from Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust is attending for this item.

Actions Required:

To consider the information presented and comment as necessary.

1. Background

Introduction

Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a significant acute hospital provider for the people of Lincolnshire. The Trust receives 23% of its ‘income’ from patients in the NHS Lincolnshire area (£47.6 million in 2009/10).

Page 1 The Trust opened the new Peterborough City Hospital over a four week period between November and December 2010.

Previous Committee Consideration

The Health Scrutiny Committee considered a report on the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 30 June 2010 and agreed to receive an update at this meeting on the latest developments.

Opening Peterborough City Hospital

The new Peterborough City Hospital opened to patients for the first time on 15 November 2010. All the health services at the Peterborough District Hospital, the Edith Cavell Hospital and the Peterborough Maternity Unit transferred over a period of four weeks to the new Peterborough City Hospital. This included the closure of the accident and emergency department at Peterborough District Hospital and the opening of a new emergency centre on 3 December. The City Hospital became fully operational from 7 December 2010. The former Edith Cavell Hospital is due to be demolished during 2011, with the space on the site being used for car parking and landscaping.

Facts and Figures about Peterborough City Hospital

• 57% of the 612 beds are located in single rooms with en suite facilities. The remaining beds are in four bed bays, with a shared bathroom and free use of a television for each bed. • There are 18 operating theatres. • In April 2011, a new radiotherapy suite will open, which will be able to provide this treatment for cancer to approximately 300 patients per year, who previously had to travel to other hospitals.

Overall Summary of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overall in 2009/2010, the Trust treated:

• 322,509 new and follow up outpatients • 69,352 patients at Accident and Emergency, including Stamford Minor Injury Unit and Review clinics. • 41,871 patients as emergency admissions • 29,917 patients as day cases • 8,567 patients as elective admissions.

Midwifery Staffing Levels

The Health Scrutiny Committee was advised on 30 June 2010 that a recruitment drive was underway, in the face of a national shortage of midwives, to increase the number of midwives at the Trust. A further 30 midwives had been recruited by July 2010 and the intention was to increase the number of midwives by 43 over a two year period. There was also a plan to recruit a consultant midwife to make the Trust one of the few in the region with such a post.

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Continuing Viability of the Trust

The Trust’s annual report for 2009/10 refers to the importance of services remaining viable in terms of their size, attractiveness and effectiveness of treatment. The outcomes of the Lord Darzi national review in 2009 suggested the need for acute hospital services to cover a catchment area of 500,000 patients. The Trust has a strategic objective to increase its catchment area to the east, the south and the west. It also aims to secure its catchment to the north, by consolidating and developing services on the Stamford and Hospital site.

National Developments

Since 30 June 2010, there have been a number of national developments, on which the Trust might wish to comment: -

• The Health and Social Care Bill is likely to include provisions abolishing the existing borrowing controls on foundation trusts. • The Health and Social Care Bill is likely to remove the cap on the income which foundation trusts can earn from private patients. • The Operating Framework for the NHS in 2011/12 includes a provision that will not reimburse hospitals for emergency readmissions within 30 days of discharge following an elective admission. There will be locally agreed thresholds for other re-admissions.

2. Conclusion

The Committee is invited to consider the latest position with regard to the new Peterborough City Hospital and general developments at the Trust.

3. Consultation

There is no consultation required as part of this report.

4. Appendices - None

5. Background Papers

No background papers within Section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972 were used in the preparation of this report.

This report was written by Simon Evans, who can be contacted on 01522 553607 or [email protected]

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