Using our expertise to support NHSE South East Regional Winter Planning 19/20 and 20/21

Cornwall’s health community has been experiencing difficulties with their Outpatient (OP) Services System, resulting in overly long waiting times for appointments with consequential risks to patients. Previous improvement programmes were unsuccessful, resulting in a worsening financial situation. 

Delivering real-time, electronic communication between a patient and a provider.

By early 2020 NHSE/I recognised a comprehensive 0-25 mental health offer was needed if it was to meet the expectations of the LTP. We worked alongside NHSE/I to deliver a national under-fives mental health services report that would inform service change and policy development.

Coordinating a national resource to support the implementation of online consultations, minimise face-to-face appointments, and provide the best outcomes for patients.

A digital transformation strategy and roadmap to improve joint working and sustainability, and deliver 19% savings on digital spend.

To better understand their current situation and transform future services, Devon STP asked SCW to support the development of their Local Maternity System plan.

Consulting elderly patients online to provide timely Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) assessments and reducing waiting times and the need for costly travel.

Production of an electronic health and social care record for 87 million documents.

When NHS processes got in the way of third sector providers adding value to the community mix, SCW found a way.

Increasing capability and adoption of video consultation across the South West.

Conducting regional lung cancer benchmarking against national audit data to develop service improvements for lung cancer services in the South West