Keeping everyone updated on the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership work to further improve stroke care for people across our area has been a Partnership priority and will continue to be so.
Since our engagement and conversations with staff, partners and the public began in February 2017, we have kept people updated throughout to try and ensure everyone had the opportunity to have their say on the development of the work.
On Tuesday 6 November 2018 a report was presented to the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups (meeting in public), to provide an overview of progress, conclusions, recommendations and next steps. You can read the report here. You can also read this letter sent to all stakeholders informing them of the decision made by the Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning groups
The decision from the Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups concludes the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Stroke Programme work on hyper acute stroke services. However, it is important to note that our conversations with people across the area have highlighted the importance of further improving care from prevention, hospital stroke care, community rehabilitation services, through to after care. These conversations will continue in the six local areas (Bradford District and Craven; Calderdale, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield) which make up West Yorkshire and Harrogate as appropriate.
We would like to thank everyone for their involvement on the West Yorkshire and Harrogate stroke care work. You can find out how your views have shaped our work by reading ‘You said, we did’ . You can also find out about all the engagement that has taken place here.