Please read the latest Scarborough NHS Trust Up-date; you will find it of concerning interest....the North Yorkshire & York PCT are £44.9m in the RED! 

The Scarborough NHS Trust £7.2m in the RED! Tell me what chance do the following Hospital's stand of fighting for there future; Bridlington, Whitby & Malton....a whole lot of Services are in the pipeline to be CUT...details of some are now in a Consultation Planned programme....the only problem with Consultations are; decisions have already been made at Trust Level & PCT Board Meetings; Consultation is just a Government formality; we firmly believe that other planned cuts in the future will come by backdoors and stealth.

I urge every person from all walks of life to stand up and fight now....later will be too late; the damage will have been done!!  Mick Pilling..."Fighting for a fairer NHS for All"

Already the above 3 Hospital's have recruitment/overtime bans in place since mid 2006; Minor Injuries Unit's closed overnight 12hrs; threats to Maternity Services; Wards cut or closed; Painclinics closed; staff on 3 month contracts and a host of other implemented cuts and closures to come?

http://www.scarborough.nhs.uk/trust_updates.php http://www.scarborough.nhs.uk/controlpanel/shoppics/pdfs/trustupdate3.pdf

11/01/07 PCT ANNOUNCES COST-CUTTING MEASURES Trust Update 3/2007
Scarborough NHS Trust
At Tuesday's board meeting, the North Yorkshire and York PCT confirmed plans which it hopes will reduce its deficit by £10m from the currently predicted £44.9m in-year overspend.

Among the measures it is introducing are the following:

Implementing a minimum waiting time of 16 weeks for non-urgent hospital procedures and a maximum waiting time of 20 weeks still ahead of Government targets. Outpatients can expect to wait 11 weeks

Making savings on drug prescribing and by robust application of previously-published thresholds for consistent approach to treatment of all conditions

Reducing pressure in Accident and Emergency by proving PCT support to ensure people can access a range of care pathways appropriate to their needs

Ensuring all hospital trusts have consultant-led clinical assessment teams which will help avoid admissions where patients can be treated elsewhere

Taking greater steps to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than necessary

Reducing new outpatient appointments and avoiding routine follow-up bookings unless they are clinically necessary

Controlling PCT spending by reinforcing strong and consistent financial controls and a range of measures including stopping new capital developments.

A separate piece of work is being undertaken to deliver a service modernisation and financial recovery plan for the PCT to return to long-term stability. This plan will cover the next three to five years, and will be the subject of engagement with stakeholders and the public as it evolves. If the document proposes permanent changes to services, this will be the subject of consultation.

Said our Interim Chief Executive Iain McInnes, "It is not clear yet exactly how much effect the PCT's proposals will have on the Trust. I am confident that local people will continue to choose to come here
for their operations, and patient choice is a stated government aim.

There is no doubt, however, that finances are very tight, not just within this Trust and the PCT, but within the whole of the NHS, and we will need to work in close co-operation with the PCT to get to grips with the local financial challenges. We need to make sure that we can balance the books whilst still providing high-quality care for our patients." Thank you for taking the time to read this information; stand-by the Campaign groups fighting for you and your families. Mick Pilling