Almost 2,000 people took part in the public consultation on our proposal to develop a centre of excellence for inpatient orthopaedic surgery at Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal.
In partnership with NHS North West London, the integrated care board for our sector, we have been asking for views on the proposal during the 14-week consultation period. Following the close of the consultation on 20 January 2023, independent research agency, Verve Communications, produced an evaluation of the responses. We are now reviewing all of the feedback to help inform next steps.
The North West London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee is expected to provide its feedback following formal consideration of the proposal and the consultation feedback at its 8 March meeting.
Our recommended next steps will be included within a ‘decision-making business case’. This is being developed in partnership with NHS North West London and others and is due to go for consideration to the NHS North West London Board on 21 March 2023.
You can watch the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting online at 10.00 on Wednesday 8 March
Of the 807 people who participated via an online survey, 59 per cent agreed with the proposal to develop an elective orthopaedic centre in north west London and 31 per cent disagreed; patients and carers were more likely to agree than staff or others. When asked about siting the elective orthopaedic centre at Central Middlesex Hospital, 39 per cent of people agreed with the proposal and 41 per cent disagreed with it; patients and carers were more likely to agree than staff or others.
The two main concerns raised throughout the consultation related to travel to and from the proposed site of Central Middlesex Hospital for patients, visitors and staff, as well as concerns about services at home for people after they were discharged.
Working with community organisations, people were recruited to take part in focus groups and one-to-one interviews to boost the representation of groups who, at the mid-point of the consultation, were underrepresented in participation. The underrepresented groups were elderly patients, disabled patients, Black and minority ethnic patients for whom English is a second language and patients from deprived areas.