Leicester Hospital

(asked on 12th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many services are planned to be moved to (a) Glenfield Hospital and (b) Leicester Royal Infirmary as a result of the downgrade of Leicester General Hospital.


Answered by
Steve Barclay Portrait
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This question was answered on 22nd October 2018

Services planned to be transferred to Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary as a result of the planned changes at Leicester General Hospital are shown in the following tables


The service changes between Leicester General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary are designed to ensure the best possible arrangements for the shared use of clinical expertise and equipment‎. These changes are also designed to provide care that is as integrated as possible for patients, reducing the need for transfers between hospitals

Leicester General Hospital to Glenfield Hospital – 23 Services

Anaesthetics

General Surgery

Neurosurgery

Spinal Surgery

Chemical Pathology

Geriatric Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Clinical Immunology

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Pain Management

Stroke Medicine

Dermatology

Hepatology

Renal Access Surgery

Transplant

Endocrinology

Integrated Medicine

Rheumatology

Urology

End Stage Renal Failure

Nephrology

Sleep



Leicester General Hospital to Leicester Royal Infirmary – 12 Services

Colorectal Surgery

Maternity Scans

Emergency General Surgery

Neonatal Intensive Care

Gynaecology

Neonatology

Gynaecology Oncology

Obstetrics

Haematology

Rheumatology

Infectious Diseases

Well Baby

Leicester General Hospital to both Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary – 4 Services.

Critical Care Medicine

Interventional Radiology

Gastroenterology

Neurology

Reticulating Splines