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NHS ten year plan to deliver care closer to home
As the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan is launched today (3 July) the aim is to bring NHS services closer to home by rolling out services across the country, bringing diagnostics, mental health, post-op, rehab, nursing and other services closer to people’s doorsteps.
Making better use of opportunities provided by new technology, medicines and innovation, the ambition is to improve care for all patients – no matter where they live or how much they earn.
The Plan identifies the three, overall shifts required to achieve more personalised, accessible care and give more power to patients:
- from hospital to community
- from analogue to digital
- from treatment to prevention
Oxleas Chief Executive, Ify Okocha, welcomed the plan saying:
The 10 year plan aligns well with our existing trust strategy. As a provider of NHS community physical and mental health services, we fully support the shift from hospital to community and believe developing our partnership working in neighbourhoods further will benefit local communities. We will now focus on how we can put these plans into action.
"At Oxleas, our staff are committed to delivering great care to improve lives and I would like to thank colleagues for their continued dedication to achieve this despite the pressures they face.
Neighbourhood health centres will house services under one roof, open at evenings and weekends. The Plan sets out how the NHS will be transformed to train thousands more family doctors, transform hospital outpatient appointments, and provide personalised care plans for complex needs.
The ambition is to have millions of patients treated and cared for closer to their home by new teams of health professionals.
Neighbourhood health centres will provide easier, more convenient access to teams of nurses, doctors, social care workers, pharmacists, health visitors, palliative care staff, and paramedics. Community health workers and volunteers will also play a key role in these teams.
Read in full: 10 Year Health Plan
Easy-read 10 Year Health Plan
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