Issue - meetings

To receive a short briefing on proposed service developments from Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

The Committee received a briefing on proposed change to cancer services provided by Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC). Fiona Jones, Project Director of CCC, and Jackie Robinson, from Cheshire and Merseyside Commissioning Support Unit, outlined CCC’s proposals for a new cancer centre in Liverpool to expand on the services currently being provided in Wirral.

The current location would be maintained however as the majority of patients came from the north of the river Mersey the site was no longer at the geographical centre of the catchment area. The new centre in Liverpool would serve those patients coming from the north of the Mersey with the site in Wirral continuing to provide for those living south of the Mersey. CCC aimed to expand the services provided from its centres by having access to specialist clinicians for a variety of illnesses, to treat those who had illnesses additional to cancer.

The new centre would be opened in Autumn 2018. Development and design of the business case would take place in 2015 to allow building work to commence in mid 2016. To meet these deadlines CCC would consult the public on its proposals in July 2014 and separately it would formally consult each of the local authorities affected by the proposal.

Currently a small number or Cheshire East residents were being treated by CCC. At the formal consultation stage, the Council would have to decide whether the project was a substantial development for the Borough.

RESOLVED:

(a)  That the briefing be noted.

(b)  That CCC be requested to supply information about the number of Cheshire East residents using CCC services that may be affected by the development of a new cancer centre in Liverpool.