Request 1

Please can you advise me if your CCG is planning to commission one or more Hyper Acute Stroke Units (HASU) for your patients?

Response 1

We are one of a partnership of CCGs in the region who came together to review hyper acute stroke services across South and Mid Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire.  All background information, including partners, clinical case for change and the final business case, which was developed internally by Commissioners Working Together, can be found here:  https://smybndccgs.nhs.uk/what-we-do/critical-care-stroke-patients and here:

http://www.healthandcaretogethersyb.co.uk/index.php/about-us/commissioners-working-together/hyper-acute-stroke-services

In November 2017, the Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups  (JC CCG) made a decision to change the way hyper acute stroke services were delivered in the region with an agreement to no longer provide hyper acute stroke services in Barnsley or Rotherham, though the implementation of this decision is currently subject to judicial review proceedings.

Request 2

Has a business case been prepared for HASUs in your area?  If so, please list any organisations who were paid to support the preparation of the business case and how much they were paid?

Response 2

See Response 1.

Request 3

Please can you send me a copy of the business case

Response 3

See Response 1.

Request 4

If you already have one or more HASUs in place, please can you send me any internal or external evaluations that have taken place?

Response 4

See Response 1.