An Easier-to-Read document has been released for the consultation about the future of Castleberg Hospital and local care services in Craven. The document desrcibes the options available to people living in the Craven District and attached to the document is a short questionnaire, allowing you to chose your prefered option. Click on the link to… Continue Reading

When making a decision of this kind, we consider a range of information.   This includes:   the vision for Accountable Care Airedale, the fit with our strategic objectives and principles and the CCG outcomes framework   the NHS Forward View   West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Plan   views expressed by the… Continue Reading

One of the options we put forward for engagement earlier this year was to provide inpatient care in the community by building something new. Although this option was relatively popular with those who responded, we now know that it is not affordable or viable and, as a result, we are not consulting on it. Based… Continue Reading

Provide care in people’s homes or in an alternative community setting (determined by need), and close Castleberg Hospital.   The proposed service: In this option, we would provide an expanded range of services to people in their own homes or the places where they live (such as residential or nursing homes). Castleberg Hospital would close… Continue Reading

Continue to provide care in the community and repair/restore Castleberg Hospital     The proposed service: In this option, both CCGs would continue to commission the same community services that were available prior to the temporary closure of the hospital; we would also arrange for NHS Property Services to complete essential repairs to Castleberg Hospital, and… Continue Reading

In this section we describe the services that are provided now in Craven, as well as those at Castleberg Hospital prior to its temporary closure. A wide range of services are available to people over the age of 18 years who need intermediate care,rehabilitation, symptom control, palliative care and end-of-life care. NHS services have a… Continue Reading

In August and September 2017 we engaged with people in Craven about what options we should consider when consulting about the future of services at Castleberg Hospital. We asked about how we should consult with people once final options had been identified. Overall, 294 questionnaires and 51 emails/letters were returned and 254 people attended one… Continue Reading

The NHS cares for people throughout their lives, through family doctors (GPs), local and specialist hospitals and community teams, and a range of services in between. This consultation is about some of the services that help people to stay out of hospital, or help them leave hospital sooner with extra support (intermediate care services). It… Continue Reading