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NHS p i

Office of the Chair and Chief

Executive

Waverley Gate

2-4 Waterloo Place

Edinburgh

EH13EG

Lothian NHS Board

www.nhslolhian.scol.nhs.uk

Kezia Dugdale MSPThe Scottish Parliament

Edinburgh

EH991SP

DateOur Ref

Enquiries to

Direct Line

11 October 11, 201116435

Complaints Team

0131 5363370

Dear Ms Dugdale

Thank you for your letter of 14 September 2011, received in my office on 20 September

2011, in which you outlined concerns regarding Ward 6 at the Western General Hospital.

I passed your letter to our Chief Operating Officer, Mrs Jackie Sansbury, as she hasoperational management responsibility for the Cancer Services and asked her to

investigate this matter and provide me with a detailed report.

Mrs Sansbury advised that following an evaluation from a 10 month Bed Occupancy

Analysis Study a proposal has been discussed to review the bed compliment in Ward 6 atthe Western General Hospital through service redesign.

Mrs Sansbury confirms that the breast service will continue to offer and provide specialist

care for patients with breast disease. This care provision will continue to be available 7days per week maintaining our high standards.

At present Ward 6 has a bed capacity for eleven in-patients and also provides a day care

facility with 6 available trolleys. Ward 6 will not be relocating from its present site.

Mrs Sansbury advises that during the study period Ward 6 bed occupancy totaled 83.9%

and only 44.2 % of this total was occupied by patients with breast disease. There were

only 3 days where patients with breast disease occupied all 11 beds. The average length

of stay for in-patients following breast surgery is 2.4 days and 7.5 hours for patients

attending the day bed facility. Currently at week-ends the bed occupancy within Ward 6 ofpatient shaving undergone breast surgery is minimal.

Mrs Sansbury advised that it would be anticipated that patients who have undergonebreast surgery who require to remain in hospital over a Saturday/Sunday would be cared

for in Ward 6 over Saturday morning where their care would continue to be provided by

nurses from Ward 6 over the weekend period from Saturday afternoon until Monday

morning. At present surgical procedures performed on Friday's are generally day caseprocedures where patient are discharged home later the same day.

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Mrs Sansbury confirms that all patients are offered an extremely comprehensive 16 page

information booklet on discharge from Ward 6. This care pathway would continue and the

booklet provides information regarding postoperative wound care, exercises and general

information with a range of helpful contact numbers for patients and carers.

Mrs Sansbury also confirms that there will be no job losses through the proposed breast

service redesign.

, trust that you find this information of help in regard to your: enquiry -

y o u r s ~ e : t ~ W~JAMES BARBOUR t\jv(se. Y \ lC . c .1 - o r·

Chief Executive



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