Shaping Care Together: have your say at online forums

Have your say here: www.yoursayshapingcaretogether.co.uk

Health leaders in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire are inviting people to share their views and experiences of local healthcare at five online discussion forums.

They are part of Shaping Care Together, a new programme to shape, develop and improve future services for everyone, based on feedback from the patients, carers and staff who use and deliver those services.

You can register for the online forums now which will ask:

• What’s working well
• What could be improved
• What is important to you

They forums are being held on the following days with a focus on a particular local area:

Ormskirk

• Wednesday 10 February, 6.30pm to 8pm – register here
• Thursday 18th February, 2pm – 3.30pm – register here

Skelmersdale

• Thursday 4 February, 2pm to 3.30pm – register here
• Thursday Feb 11, 6.30pm to 8pm – register here

Southport

• Wednesday 17 February, 2pm to 3.30pm – register here
• Wednesday 17 February 6.30pm to 8pm – register here

Formby

• Wednesday 3 March, 2pm to 3.30pm – register here
• Wednesday 3 March, 6.30pm to 8pm – register here

Tarleton, Burscough, Parbold areas

• Thursday 4 March, 2pm – 3.30pm – register here
• Thursday 4 March, 6.30pm – 8pm – register here

Shaping Care Together is a partnership of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS West Lancashire CCG.

They are working together to look at the challenges faced by Southport and Ormskirk hospitals. Some have been with us for years while the urgency of others has been made clear during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Whilst many improvements have already been made, Shaping Care Together will look at services across the whole area, and ensure they are joined up, efficient and fit for the future.

The areas of focus are:

• Frail and elderly care
• When you have an urgent or emergency care need
• Services for children including those who have complex needs
• Services for women who are pregnant and for the new-born
• Gynaecology – dealing with women’s reproductive system
• Sexual health services for all genders
• Planned care, such as follow-up outpatient and/or subsequent admissions as part of ongoing treatment.

The Shaping Care Together programme will last throughout 2021 and there will be many opportunities for local people to have their say. It is important to stress that no decisions have been made and we are seeking views which will inform our thinking and proposals for change.

To take part, visit our interactive engagement site www.yoursayshapingcaretogether.co.uk for more information and to complete a short survey. If you would prefer to speak to someone or require information in a different format or language, please call 01695 588025.