Creating a Patient-led NHS

Echotech embraces NHS plans to move towards a more patient-led health system - our service supports many of the changes required as detailed in 'Creating a Patient-led NHS'. (March 2005)

New service models are required that provide a greater range of choices, utilise new and different methodologies and are responsive to local needs.

Echotech provides / allows:	Important quotes from 'Creating a Patient-led NHS' (March 2005)
High quality care	in order to be patient-led the NHS will develop new service models which build on current experience and innovation to offer integrated networks for specialist care to ensure that everyone throughout the country has access to safe, high quality care' 'PCTs and practices will need to know which providers are accredited to deliver NHS care. There will be a clear and transparent process for accreditation in the future.'
Health Improvement	'make sure that all services contribute to health promotion, protection and improvement' 'concentrate more on health improvement and developing local pathways and services'
Greater Choice	'PCTs will offer a choice of 4 or 5 local providers' 'independent sector providers may apply to be on the list of choices for patients, if they are able to operate to NHS standards and at the NHS tariff' 'the NHS needs to develop new choices for patients who want an alternative to traditional model'
Service flexibility	'specialist services are required that can respond quickly to what patients want, who can introduce new clinical practices at pace and who can flex their services to fit new pathways of care' 'fast, convenient services, often delivered very locally and shaped around people's needs and preferences'

Other key quotes relevant to our service:

'some services which were traditionally provided in secondary care will be delivered in primary care'
'hospital services need to change to support the strategic shift into primary care':
- 'to improve health and deliver care earlier, closer to home'
- 'more responsive to patient's needs'
'key priority for 2008 - supporting people with long term conditions' - one aim is to improve the rate of early diagnosis
'practice based commissioning will allow practices to offer more care in the practice through new services in the community'

Creating a Patient-led NHS

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