Introduction

Introduction

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has asked the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) to conduct an independent review of hospital services for children in Lincolnshire, particularly looking at staffing of the Pilgrim hospital. You can read more about the review on the RCPCH website (www.rcpch.ac.uk/invitedreviews).

The RCPCH is an independent organisation, separate from the Trust, Clinical Senate, government and the NHS. We are keen to hear your views directly but will also ask the Trust to share with us what people have told them so we have as much information as possible about what the service means to those who use it or work in it.

Why we want to hear from you

As part of the review, it is important that we listen to the experience and expectations of the people who use or work within the service. We want your views, particularly if you have used children’s hospital services in the last 18 months or are a member of staff.  

We want to know how families use the services when a child is unwell, and what arrangements in future will ensure that babies and children continue to receive safe, effective care, given the current difficulties in recruiting medical staff with the expertise to provide some of the more complex care.

What you tell us will be read carefully but remain confidential to the review team and we will summarise the responses we receive in our report for the Trust so that they are anonymous and you will therefore not be identified.

Please note that if you have a complaint or question about your child’s care then please contact the trust directly here . We are unable to respond to or resolve individual issues. 

If you would like to receive updates on the progress of the review, then please email us on  invited.reviews@rcpch.ac.uk.

Thank you for taking the time to share your views and experiences, please pass the survey onto anyone else who may wish to share their views. We will keep the survey open throughout the review but a response by Friday 13th July 2018 would be appreciated.

Many thanks

Sue Eardley

Head of Invited Reviews (RCPCH)
invited.reviews@rcpch.ac.uk 
020 7092 6091

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