Department of Health consultations
The Government is asking for views from the public, health professionals and anyone else with an interest in local health issues:
The Department of Health regularly holds consultations, to find out the latest visit their consultations page.
On 12 July 2010 the Government published the White Paper 'Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS'. The Government's White Paper sets out the Government's strategy for the NHS. The intention is to create an NHS which is much more responsive to patients, and achieves better outcomes, with increased autonomy and clear accountability at every level.
For the latest news and information on the NHS reform and the Government's Listening Exercise see the Department of Health website.
Improving trauma care across the West Midlands
Keep up to date with the latest progress on plans for a new regional emergency trauma care system by visiting www.wmsc.nhs.uk
The new regional trauma care system will consist of three trauma care networks with a major trauma centre at the heart of each network. The major trauma centres will be supported by trauma units, specialist rehabilitation hospitals and local emergency hospitals.
Three trauma care networks are to be set up in the West Midlands. Each network will have an adult major trauma centre at its heart plus the Birmingham Children's Hospital will be the regional major trauma centre for children.
The hospitals that will become adult major trauma centres are:
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
- The University Hospital North Staffordshire
- The University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
If you would like to find out more visit www.wmsc.nhs.uk .