Decision details

Chief Officer/Managing Director Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation, Steve Taylor attended the meeting to provide members with an update in relation to Pennine Acute NHS Trust’s triage arrangements and winter pressures.  An accompanying report had been circulated in advance of the meeting, containing information in respect of the following areas:

• A&E attendances by triage category
• A&E attendances time to triage
• A&E attendances
• A&E attendances Arrivals
• FGH Performance against Greater Manchester Performance

The Chief Officer reported that there has been a significant upsurge in the numbers of very urgent patients seen within A&E.  Monday 11^th February 2019 was one of the busiest days on record at FGH A&E with almost 260 patients triaged.  The system continues to be under significant pressure, but still manage to maintain patient safety.  This issue is not isolated to FGH but the whole system is struggling across Greater Manchester. 

Responding to a Member’s question, the Chief Officer reported that work has been undertaken to review ambulance attendances and admittances from Nursing homes and to try and support those nursing homes with high levels of 999 calls.  The use of the paramedic green car has deflected 87% of activity away from A&E but there still remains high demand in the system.

Responding to a Member’s question, the CCG Chair reported that a piece of work has been undertaken to assess what will be the health demand going forward taking into account predicated housing building as a result of the GMSF and other demographic factors.

It was agreed:

The Chief Officer/Managing Director Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation, Steve Taylor be thanked for his attendance.