Have your say on the health services in Hinckley and Bosworth

"It is really important that people have the opportunity to look at our proposals, ask questions and tell us their views."

Hinckley and Bosworth residents have the chance to have their say on proposed improvements to community health services in the area.

The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB)  has received national government funding of approximately £14.5 million to build a new Community Diagnostic Centre on the Hinckley and District Hospital (Mount Road) site.

This new centre will be a one-stop-shop for health checks, scans and tests, allowing people who have an illness or other problem, to be diagnosed closer to home without the need to travel to a large hospital further away.

It will also provide two rooms for carrying out endoscopy examinations, replacing the existing single endoscopy room, which is old and requires updating.

Helen Mather, Associate Director of Elective Care, Cancer and Diagnostics at the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board, said: “It has been our ambition for some time to make improvements to the community health services in Hinckley and to provide a Day Case Unit. It has also long been recognised that conditions at the hospital, which was built in 1899, are difficult for both patients and staff, with a need for more modern facilities.

“Additionally, with the recent government investment in new Community Diagnostic Centres, we now have a fantastic opportunity to provide more services closer to patients’ homes, in modern, fit for purpose buildings that meet the needs of a growing and ageing population.”

Another business case has been submitted for a further £7.35 million and this would be for a Day Case Unit.

At this unit, there would be general surgery, gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, pain management, plastic surgery, podiatric surgery, urology and vascular surgery.

The proposals also include moving the physiotherapy facilities currently provided from a portacabin on the Mount Road site into the Hinckley Hub on Rugby Road and carrying out improvements to the interior of Hinckley Health Centre.

Helen Mather, said: “It is really important that people have the opportunity to look at our proposals, ask questions and tell us their views and I really encourage people who use or may use services in Hinckley to get involved. We will be holding public events, both face-to-face and online and there is a questionnaire that people can complete. We look forward to hearing people’s views on this exciting development.”

Residents have until the 8th of March 2023 to share their views www.HaveYourSayHinckley.co.uk