Friday 28 April 2017

NHS Halton CCG Members Forum

First of all I just want to say a big thank you for all the members who attended the NHS Halton CCG Members Forum on the  26th April.

The whole afternoon was centred around quality, innovation, prevention and productivity (QIPP). The feedback we received was extremely reassuring and impressive. The clinical input and leadership generated some lots of great ideas during the facilitation sessions. Personally I felt there was a real connection to our practices and the challenges faced within Halton. This sets a platform for further collaboration and unity.

All the feedback is greatly appreciated, an email will be circulated next week with summarises the actions and feedback..

Dave Sweeney
Interim Chief Officer 

Friday 14 April 2017

Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View

Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View

On 31st March 2017 the Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View was published. It restates, reframes and reinforces the themes set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View in October 2014. It is and will be the blueprint for how the NHS will operate for the remainder of this Parliament. The focus remains on the reform of urgent and emergency care and of general practice, continuing to make advances in the treatment of cancer and ensuring parity in mental health services. There is also an emphasis on all part of the NHS working together to achieve better health, better care and better value for the populations they serve, dismantling organisational boundaries if this is required.

Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View can be found on the NHS England website at https://www.england.nhs.uk/five-year-forward-view/. It doesn’t take long to read, and I urge you to do so. This is Plan A, there is no Plan B.

Simon Banks