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3. EAST LANCASHIRE HEALTH ECONOMY PLANNING
Joint preparation is the foundation to successful management of the extra demands placed
on the health economy over the winter period to ensure appropriate levels of performance
are maintained. Members of the health economy (shown below) have engaged in the
winter planning process and have met on several occasions to contribute to a jointly owned
resilience plan.
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Blackburn with Darwen NHS Teaching Care Trust Plus
• NHS East Lancashire Primary Care Trust
• Social Services (BwD and Lancashire County Council
• North West Ambulance Service
The Plan is currently in development and will be circulated to the SHA and wider once
finalised.
PCT Escalation Levels
An example of what the PCT escalation tactics might look like following recent discussions:
Escalation Level 1 – extra 24 (inc 12 step down) beds
The planned expansion of Clitheroe Community Hospital to re-open Hodder ward was
considered financially unviable.
A nurse led ward is planned for the BGH site – but will be run via the Community Division
utilising developing pathways around ED deflection and the Virtual Ward.
Escalation Level 2 – extra 15 beds
• Social Services departments temporarily redeploy staff from prevention to discharge
+ 5. There will be no Community social work staff supporting people remaining in the
community as per Escalation Level 1.
• Net result + 15
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