PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS Walk-in Centres: Closures (5 September 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of closing Eastham walk-in centre on the volume of patients at the accident and emergency department at Arrowe Park Hospital.

Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)

A new ‘front door streaming’ service has been in place at the emergency department at Arrowe Park Hospital since 4 September 2017. This new service is expected to ensure that people with serious or life threatening conditions are seen and treated more quickly in the emergency department to improve the safety and quality of services and overall performance.

To support this, Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group has increased the number of clinical staff working at the Arrowe Park Walk-in Centre by relocating staff from the former Eastham Clinic Walk-in Centre.

Answered by:
Philip Dunne (Conservative)
11 September 2017