Vascular Services Review

The Yorkshire and Humber Specialised Commissioning Group (SCG) has conducted a review of vascular services on behalf of the 14 primary care trusts in Yorkshire and the Humber region and is proposing to reorganise the way that these specialised services are provided in order to improve the care, quality and safety of our patients.

Consultation report and recommendations

The consultation report and key recommendations can now be found on the Yorkshire Humber Specialised Commissioning Group's website - follow the link here.

What are vascular services?

Vascular services consist of planned treatment for conditions where there is not enough blood reaching an organ or parts of the body such as the arms, legs or head, caused by a partial or total blockage.

Vascular services also include planned treatment for aneurysms, a fluid-filled bulge in an artery that can weaken it and treatment for other types of abnormal blood vessels. In addition, vascular specialists are needed to support other medical treatments such as kidney dialysis or chemotherapy access.

As well as planned treatment, vascular services also include emergency treatment, including life threatening emergencies, such as when a large artery bursts; where there is a critical lack of blood to a limb, when the lack of a blood supply can be limb threatening; or injuries from road traffic accidents.

The consultation period

Between 26 October 2010 and 28 January 2011 we conducted a formal consultation to seek views on our proposals.