Leeds hospital unit may never re-open with new £10m centre being proposed as replacement

Staff departures meant the unit was closed “temporarily” in June

Staff departures meant the endoscopy unit was closed “temporarily” in June. Image: James Hardisty

The move and the plans to build the new elective treatment hub remain subject to consultation with staff – a process which concludes at the end of this week. Should the trust press ahead with the plans, it’s likely the endoscopy unit has seen its last patients, given the impracticality of hiring and training new staff to man a unit for just a few weeks.

In a briefing paper going before Leeds City Council’s health scrutiny committee next week, the trust said: “The endoscopy service atHospital is a relatively small – but well thought of – service that cares for a relatively small number of patients . “As a diagnostic service, patients do not attend the Endoscopy service at Wharfedale Hospital on an ongoing or regular basis.

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