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As far as the retrieval service is concerned,
the pivotal part of this is to enhance substantially the provision
of 24/7 ambulance cover and we are in the midst of debate with
our colleagues in the Scottish Ambulance Service about what
the financial cost of that will be, but that is part of the proposal
that is involved here to provide additional dedicated provision.
And our sense is that that will deal with the bulk of issues of
retrieval.
There is also a conversation though that is
going on about the emergency medical retrieval service to see
whether there are any specific circumstances in which
resources might come into play.
In terms of the levels of planned care going
to the RAH, there is no proposition here other than for the
small amount of haemato-oncology inpatient work that’s
highlighted in the consultation paper for the transfer of any
further planned care that currently is delivered at the Vale.
The existing inpatient surgery continues as
the consultation paper says we believe that that short stay
surgery can be organised on the basis of a ward that is open for
five and a half days, that means that there can still be operating
sessions carried out on a Friday morning and afternoon, so that
the ward will be open ‘til Saturday lunchtime so the only
additional inpatient activity that is transferred under this model
is the difference between the 70/80 and 100 percent.