Working with you to transform general surgery

Working with you to transform general surgery

We have developed a consultation document which details why we believe we need to make some changes to our general surgery services.  We want everyone across the Northern Trust area to benefit from safe, effective and high quality care.  We are committed to ensuring the best outcomes for our patients and we can only achieve this by planning services carefully around the needs of our population.  We must manage increasing and changing demand within the resources that we have.

We are consulting for 14 weeks beginning 23 August 2024 to 29 November 2024.

Consultation documents

Letter from our Chief Executive (PDF)

Working with you to transform general surgery: Consultation document (PDF)
This document sets out our shared understanding of what is driving change and why we need to transform our general surgery service.
Other accessible formats:  Consultation document (HTML), Consultation Document (Easy Read)

Working with you to transform general surgery: Considering our options paper (PDF)
This document describes in detail the options we have considered and our assessment of the best way forward.
Other accessible formats: Considering our options paper (HTML)

In keeping with the commitments in our Equality Scheme, we have carried out an Equality Impact Assessment of this proposal.
Equality Impact Assessment (PDF)

As required under the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016 we have carried out a Rural Needs Impact Assessment.
Rural Needs Impact Assessment (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions (HTML),  Frequently Asked Questions in PDF

Related information

Causeway Hospital Strategic Vision (HTML)

How to give your feedback

You can provide your feedback on the consultation by completing the Consultation Proforma.

Other accessible format: Consultation Proforma (Ms Word)

Alternatively, we welcome your views in any format.  Please contact the Involvement Team on 028 2766 1377 or InvolvingYou@northerntrust.hscni.net.

You can write to the Involvement Team at Route Complex, 8e Coleraine Road, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, BT53 6BP.

Your views matter

As part of the consultation process, the Trust will be holding three in person listening events across the Trust area and one online.

Dates for the listening events are as follows:

Monday 30 September, 7:00pm – 8.30pm, Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown

Tuesday 1 October, 7:00pm – 8.30pm, Online (please register to receive link to join)

Monday 7 October, 7:00pm – 8.30pm, Lodge Hotel, Coleraine

Wednesday 9 October, 7:00pm – 8.30pm, Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim

These events will provide the opportunity for you to hear more about the proposals and to give your feedback.

To register for one of the events, please contact the Trust’s Involvement Team – Email InvolvingYou@northerntrust.hscni.net or telephone 028 2766 1377.  Please confirm the date of the event you wish to attend.

Alternative Formats

If you have any queries about the consultation documents, and their availability in alternative formats (including Braille, disk, audio and minority languages) then please contact the Equality Unit on equality.unit@northerntrust.hscni.net or telephone 028 2766 1377.

This document can be made available in minority ethnic languages, on request, to meet the needs of those not fluent in English.

Polish:  Aby wyjść naprzeciw potrzebom osób, które nie mówią biegle po angielsku, ten Plan Działania może być udostępniony w językach mniejszości etnicznych na życzenie.

Lithuanian:  Šis veiksmų Planas pareikalavus gali būti pateiktas tautiniu mažumu kalbomis, kad atitiktų sklandžiai nemokančių anglų kalbos poreikius.

Portuguese:  O Plano de Ação está disponível, à pedido, em outras línguas, para atender às necessidades das pessoas que não são fluentes na língua Inglesa.

Tetum:  Aksaun Planu ida né,se bele fo ou halo iha liafuan etnika minoria sira nian, nebe bele husu, para bele ajuda ba ema sira nebe la hatene koalia lian Inglés.

Latvian:  Šis darbības plāns var būt pieejams mazākumtautību valodās pēc pieprasījuma, lai palīdzētu tiem, kam ir nepietiekamas angļu valodas zināšanas.

Russian:  Сейчас план проводимой работы может быть доступен так же на языках этнических меньшинств, по просьбе тех, кто не владеет свободно английским языком.

Czech:  ‘Aby byly uspokojeny potřeby těch, kteří nemluví plynule anglicky, je možné tento návrh Akčního plánu na požádání poskytnout v jazycích etnických menšin.’

Slovak:  Tento Akčný Plán môže byť na požiadanie dostupný v jazykoch národnostných menšín z dôvodu zabezpečenia potrieb tých, ktorí nie sú spôsobilí mu porozumieť v angličtine.

Chinese- (Cantonese):這行動計劃草案將會根據需求被翻譯成各種小數族裔語言去迎合那些英語不流利的人士的需要。