Joint statement issued on behalf of John Peberdy, Children’s Services Director of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Dr Kanchan Rege, Medical Director of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust:

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS) and North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAngliaFT) are working on plans to transfer the management of the inpatient and outpatient Children’s Services based in Hinchingbrooke Hospital and the employment of these staff to NWAngliaFT.

Children’s services at the Hinchingbrooke site are delivered by committed professionals that are highly valued by local families for their quality and accessibility. This will not change as a result of a transfer taking place. The existing range of services delivered will continue to be provided by the same clinicians at the Hinchingbrooke Hospital site.

The additional investment agreed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group at its board meeting on 7 January is welcome news and will enable additional staff to be employed to continue to provide a high quality service for local families.

Both CCS NHS Trust and NWAngliaFT are committed to ensuring a smooth transfer and continuity of services.

Contacts:

Alex Keep
Communications Manager, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Tel:  01480 308266 Email:  alexander.keep@nhs.net

Mandy Ward, Head of Communications, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 01733 678017 Email: mandy.ward9@nhs.net