NHS Lanarkshire has set out plans to turn its healthcare strategy “Achieving Excellence” into reality.

A number of key milestones have already been achieved including: approval of the Initial Agreement for Monklands Replacement/Refurbishment Project; business Case approval for LIMS and HEPMA IT systems; key capital projects including – Theatres ITU at MDGH, Same Day Surgery, Rapid Assessment at Monklands Emergency Department, Neonatal unit at Wishaw General, and Ophthalmology at Hairmyres; and consolidation of acute adult psychiatry at Wishaw General.

The Acute Planned Care Short Life Working Group (SLWG) is progressing five key work stream priorities: Orthopaedics Phase 2; General Surgery and Gastroenterology; Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT); and Modernising Outpatients.

The Building Community Capacity SLWG’s aim is to focus on prevention and community-based interventions to support a shift in activity from hospital to community. Key priorities are: Primary Care Transformation; Integrated Locality Teams; Review of Community Hospitals; Unscheduled Care/Delayed Discharges and Palliative Care.

Mental Health SLWG’s progress includes the introduction of Distress Brief Interventions and establishing a Quality Improvement Group within all wards.

The Maternity and Early Years SLWG has already made significant progress to Review and Refine Models of Care and Services.

Progress with the Long Term Conditions SLWG has included a range of work towards establishing of LTC Service Improvement Groups.

The Frailty SLWG will initially focus reaching a clear consensus and shared ambition for services for adults with frailty and an understanding of the population and the implications of demographic change in order to develop models of care.

For more information visit: http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/Involved/consultation/healthcare-strategy