Bedford Hospital usually fares better than the Luton and Dunstable , but Bedford faced challenges yesterday (October 22), Luton Borough Council’s scrutiny health and social care review group was told. Advertisement Advertisement Liberal Democrat Stopsley councillor Richard Underwood asked about “the bottleneck which occurs from the drop-off point from an ambulance to the hospital” and what the scenario is in Bedfordshire. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Luton Today, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Head of clinical operations for Bedfordshire and Luton from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust Marc Stanbridge replied: “The situation is fairly tough currently, with Bedford seeing some challenges yesterday. “We’ve transferred some patients who’d normally go through to the hospital in Bedford brought into the Luton and Dunstable instead, just so we can balance out an ambulance delay. Advertisement Advertisement “We talked yesterday about the 45-minute process as to how we would implement that at both hospitals.
We’re in very early discussions with BLMK integrated care board (ICB) and our hospital colleagues about the process.” He continued: “We see the vision as to where we want to go, but we also need to be realistic about what the hospitals can then cope with from the extra demands going into their emergency services department. “Looking at the position with the hospitals, we’re considering implemen.