Agenda item

Report of Barts Health NHS Trust (to follow)

A report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services was received which provided a brief update from Bart’s Health Trust in respect of the promotion of the Minor Injuries Unit as an alternative A&E and the outpatients booking system.

In considering the report, it was agreed that a follow up report would be presented to the Committee on the outpatients booking system, once it had been in operation for 1 year.  It was also agreed that a more detailed plan as to how the booking system would be promoted would be provided to the Sub Committee.

Further clarity was sought regarding the difference between A&E and urgent care and what was categorised as a ‘minor injury’.  The representative of Healthwatch, David Simpson agreed to take these points back to the next Board meeting.