NHS North West

What we do

How we are achieving this

Raise our game - improve safety, care and treatment, by implementing the recommendations from the clinical pathway groups
Shift the focus in the NHS to preventing ill health and promoting good health
Create a partnership with citizens of the North West to enable them to improve their health and prevent ill-health, to manage their conditions; listen to them and engage them in decisions about their local services

Advancing Quality - aims to push up standards of treatment in NHS hospitals in five key areas of care by rewarding the best performers
Our Life - brings together a range of stakeholders, to tackle the region’s poor health by creating a “movement for good health”.
World Class Commissioning and Intelligence - the process to be used by the NHS in the North West, during 2008/9 and beyond, using world-class commissioning, system management and intelligence to review smarter ways of providing better services and ensure value for money.
Clinical Leadership Network: The network pioneered in the North West, brings together clinical leaders and managers, so that they can influence policy and decision making at a regional and national level.
The Leadership Academy: All NHS organisations in the North West are supporting the academy; its aim is to develop the leadership skills of managers and clinicians throughout the region, by sharing and showcasing good practice
Tele-medicine: Telemedicine is being used in a number of settings, to help patients with long term conditions to better manage their health, such as Broomwell Health Watch, a service for cardiac patients

The Vision

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Choice: The introduction of Free Choice in the Spring this year, will allow those who need treatment to choose from a list of four or five providers, including any hospital in the country, a local service in their community provided by their GP, a private provider, a social enterprise scheme or a voluntary organisation. It will also encourage people to take more responsibility for decisions about their treatment.
End Waiting Change Lives: The combination of End Waiting Change Lives and Free Choice will help to bring waiting times down further, people will be able to choose the best treatment for them and as a result standards of all services will be pushed up

10 Touchstone tests which a member of the public could apply to know whether the SHA is delivering our vision
Citizens’ Panel: This panel will allow us to regularly check that our actions and plans reflect what is important to the public.
PACE (Personalised, Advanced, Care Environment) is a model giving a patient with needs care from across a number of sectors, a tailor- made service, using the latest technology in a way that is convenient for them. NHS organisations must be challenged o adopt the PACE model.

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To get an update on how we are transforming health and healthcare in the North West, download a copy of our regular Vision magazine