Issue - meetings

The Board received an update on the proposal to consolidate and expand Breast Screening Services at Bath Street, Warrington, and the impact the proposed service change would have on service users from Halton.

The Board welcomed Lucy Gardner, Director of Strategy and Partnerships and Pat McLaren, Director of Communications and Engagement – Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who both delivered the update using a presentation.

The update included a recap of the proposals to reconfigure Breast Services across Halton, Knowsley, St Helens and Warrington; information and data on the usage of the Breast Screening service over all areas; and an update on the proposal to cease Breast Screening services at Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital. 

Members were also provided with the outcomes of the public consultation for the second and final phase of the proposals.  The Board welcomed the proposals especially taking into consideration the ageing facility at the Kendrick Wing.  The following additional information was noted following Members’ questions:

·         Halton residents had a local facility at the Captain Sir Tom Moore Building, which was now fully operational offering breast care services to residents of Halton and Warrington; and

·         Further to a question presented at the February meeting, the breast screening uptake in Halton for 2019/20 was 68.6%, which was almost the same as the national figure of 69.1%.

RESOLVED:  That the Board

1)    notes the contents of the report and presentation; and

2)    supports the proposed next steps as described.