Scarborough's MP says he is comfortable with stroke patients from the town being taken directly to York Hospital rather than fist being seen at Scarborough Hospital.
The decision to continue taking stroke patients from Scarborough directly to York Hospital rather than first treating them at Scarborough hospital has been backed by the town's MP.
Robert Goodwill says he understands people's concerns but believes the medical evidence shows patients are getting better outcomes from the change.
Since 2015, the vast majority of stroke patients who arrive at Scarborough A&E have been transferred to the regional hyper-acute stroke unit at York Hospital an hour away by road.
Patients would first go to Scarborough Hospital for their assessment, CT scan and thrombolysis treatment before going to York in what was termed a “drip and ship” model.
Last year, the decision was taken on safety grounds to change to a direct admission to York model in order to get patients to the hyper-acute unit quicker and the Trust has now signalled that it wants to make the move permanent.
Robert Goodwill says the change being implemented by the local NHS is resulting in a better service for patients.
But he says while he feels the stroke change is justified, he does have concerns about other services.
A public meeting is being planned for the autumn for people to get more information about the change to stroke services.
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