Since 2019 we have been gathering feedback on vascular services, looking at ways we can improve them in line with national recommendations. We have now developed a proposal for a reconfiguration where there will be one team working across our local hospitals in Lancashire and South Cumbria with one main arterial specialist centre for all planned in-patient and emergency, specialist vascular surgery.
We are now reviewing the proposal and would like to hear any questions you may have about it. Please read the information in the headings below and complete the short survey at the end.
The new way of working includes:
1. The establishment of a Lancashire, South Cumbria, and Wigan (LSC&W) Vascular Network hosted by LTH, where all staff work together jointly.
2. The commissioning of a single dedicated specialist arterial centre for LSC&W hosted by LTH at Royal Preston Hospital.
3. Network hospital sites at the other partner Trust hospitals.
You can find out more about the proposed changes on our web page which you can find by visiting www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/have-your-say
We want to make sure we have addressed any and all issues before we take the proposal through approval routes.
We will be visiting patient support groups and attending some outpatient clinics throughout June and July 2025 to hear the views of patients.
If you would like to share your views outside of those opportunities, please complete this short survey to tell us what you think.