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What is the process we have been following?
The Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme is following a clear process to help shape the future of hospital care.
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- Understand why changes to our hospitals are needed.
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- Develop a longlist of proposals for new hospital facilities, including why, how and where changes might take place.
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- Create a shortlist of proposals for new hospital facilities, narrowing the proposals down to those which are workable, and submitting to NHS England for approval.
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- Public consultation, if required.
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- Submit proposals for new hospital facilities.
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- Help us create the new facilities.
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- The aim is to open new hospital facilities by 2030.
Our engagement has covered six key areas:
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Benchmarking public perceptions of hospitals in Lancashire and South Cumbria |
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Hopes, fears, and desires for new hospital facilities in Lancashire and South Cumbria |
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Identifying possible solutions to the Case for Change |
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Developing Critical Success Factors for evaluating proposals |
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Responses to the longlist of proposals |
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Responses to the shortlist of proposals |