Following a public consultation, a clinical commissioning group (CCG) has decided to close a local hospital.
More than 200 people agreed to close the 16-bed Ashby and District hospital and replace it with improved community healthcare services.
The Leicester-based hospital reportedly cost £1.8 million to run a year and required a further the £900,000 spent on the building for repairs.
Following a public consultation, a clinical commissioning group (CCG) has decided to close a local hospital.
More than 200 people agreed to close the 16-bed Ashby and District hospital and replace it with improved community healthcare services.
The Leicester-based hospital reportedly cost £1.8 million to run a year and required a further the £900,000 spent on the building for repairs.
With the extra money saved on closing the hospital West Leicester CCG (WLCCG) hopes to fund extra nurses and provide a wider range of services to people in their homes.
Clinical Lead for WLCCG, Dr Nick Wilmott said: “Part of our plans now are to provide state-of-the-art outpatient facilities, a greater range of specialities and more services closer to people's homes.”
The division director of community health services at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT), pointed out that this could be a modern approach to healthcare services in the community.
She said: “Work will begin immediately on developing plans for more modern, co-ordinated health services that will allow a growing number of patients to be treated in their own homes, or to leave hospital earlier.”
