Cheshire roadshows for Transforming Cancer Care consultation
Posted 11th August 2014
People in Wirral, Nantwich, Congleton and surrounding areas can find out more and have their say on proposals for Transforming Cancer Care across Cheshire and Merseyside at local roadshows this week.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust – the health trust that provides specialist cancer care to people in Cheshire and Merseyside – wants to expand and develop a major new cancer hospital in Liverpool. The new hospital would be on the same site as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the University of Liverpool, and experts say it would enhance patient care and the scope for groundbreaking research.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre would also continue providing services at its existing sites in Wirral and Aintree as well as the services it provides at other hospitals across Cheshire and Merseyside.
It is asking people for their views on the proposal during a public consultation running until 19th October. And people from Cheshire can find out more when the Transforming Cancer Care consultation visits venues in the area this week.
The consultation team will be at Neston Community & Youth Centre in Wirral from 10am-2pm tomorrow (12th August), Morrison’s in Nantwich from 4pm-7pm on Thursday (14th August) and at Tesco in Congleton from 10am-2pm on Friday (15th August).
Dr Peter Kirkbride, Medical Director of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, said: “Cancer is something that will affect most of us, either as a patient or a relative, at some time in our lives. More people are developing cancer and we are seeing more complex patients who have conditions like diabetes, heart and kidney disease as well as cancer.
“Having a cancer centre in Liverpool on the same site as a large teaching hospital and the university would provide clinicians and patients with vital on-site access to intensive care and other key medical and surgical specialties. It would also enhance collaboration between clinicians and academics, firmly establishing our region as a major centre for world-leading cancer research and clinical trials.
“We are very keen to hear people’s views so we would encourage everyone to get involved and have their say through the public consultation.”
The public consultation launched on 28th July and runs until 19th October. Full details of the proposals, a short film and the consultation documents and questionnaire are available at www.transformingcancercaremc.nhs.uk. People can contact the Consultation Team on 0151 296 7068 or engagement@cmcsu.nhs.uk.
More roadshow events are being planned so visit www.transformingcancercaremc.nhs.uk for the latest information.
