Hospital could be part of “joint development” in town centre

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No decision on the future of a community hospital in the Moorlands has been made yet but talks are taking place with regards to it possibly being part of a joint development in a town centre. In January of this year we reported that Cheadle Hospital was set to be “repurposed” after medical authorities voted on future health and social care community-based services in the area.

No decision on the future of a community hospital in the Moorlands has been made yet but talks are taking place with regards to it possibly being part of a joint development in a town centre.

In January of this year we reported that Cheadle Hospital was set to be “repurposed” after medical authorities voted on future health and social care community-based services in the area.

The decision on Cheadle Hospital, located on Royal Walk, came after members of the North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups’ (CCGs) Governing Bodies voted on which Integrated Care Hubs ‘option’ they wanted to see implemented at a meeting on Tuesday, January 21.

Out of several choices, members elected to vote in “Option 2b” which stated that: “Leek Hospital Hub services delivered from existing Leek Hospital site (with rebuild) with Cheadle hospital site repurposed.”

Recently, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council leader, councillor Sybil Ralphs, made a statement during a council meeting – the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s Service Delivery Overview & Scrutiny Panel’ on Wednesday, November 18: “I have to say tonight that the CCG are walking away from the (Cheadle) hospital. The hospital will be redundant.”

During the same Service Delivery Overview & Scrutiny Panel meeting councillor Norma Hawkins stated: “The Midland Partnership has already determined what they propose they are going to use the (Cheadle) hospital for.”

The Times & Echo has contacted both the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), who run Cheadle Hospital, and the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent CCGs who commission the services at the hospital, for a response to the councillors statement surrounding Cheadle Hospital.

In a joint statement from both the trust and the CCG, a spokesman said: “No decision has yet been taken by the CCG on the future of Cheadle Hospital following the decision earlier this year to agree the preferred option of Leek Moorlands Hospital as the integrated care hub for the Staffordshire Moorlands.

“The CCG and MPFT continue to work together around options for the Cheadle site, including the potential of working with both the district and county councils on a joint development in the town centre.”

In October, we reported that Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust had started to use the Cheadle Hospital site to carry out a 12-month long Covid-19 vaccine study.

3 Comments

• I read the Cheadle Hospital will perhaps continue to be saved and continue as a centred part of the Town. Cheadle is a dreary sad place, from its past bustling shops and Markets in many ways. Keep the service as we are so behind with services. Especially when getting any kind of treatment is like gold for the areas surrounding Keeping the much loved hospital would be a lovely new beginning for townspeople and neighbouring villages.
  Written by Janita Plant, December 3, 2020 - Reply
• Why not use use part of Cheadle Hospital as a medical centre with all of the towns GP practices there? They did this is Macclesfield and it works brilliantly, as they can pool their resources they are able to offer walk-in blood tests and minor operations without the need for us to leave the town. Everything under one roof, there is plenty of parking and it would save the GP practices money too.
  Written by Ann Webb, December 5, 2020 - Reply
• SMDC & SCC LOATHE Cheadle and seem to be doing all they can to kill my local town. It's disgusting & BOTH councils should be held responsible. Cheadle is a SHADOW of the thriving town I witnessed when I moved to the area in 2001. The blame for the death of my adopted and much loved town is ONLY down to SMDC and SCC. But they should remember we can't all be wealthy areas like Checkley.
  Written by Tracy Holland, February 8, 2021 - Reply

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