Strategic Service Development Plan

The Department of Health produced the NHS Improvement Plan in March 2005 which laid down the emphasis for NHS organisations over the next 3 years:-

• Greater range of choices about services and information about services
• Stronger standards and safeguards
• Better understanding of patients and their needs ie personalised services
• Integrated networks across commissioners and providers
• Develop new primary and community services nearer to patients
• Improving patient pathways particularly for long-term conditions
• Support clinical leadership and encourage leadership at all levels
•  Improved IT and information, payment by results and more locally based commissioning

The following schemes are being developed by Sandwell LIFTCo

1. North Tipton Neighbourhood Centre (Glebefields)
2. Oldbury Leisure Centre
3. Neptune Refurbishment
4. Wednesbury Town Centre
5. Rood End / Langley Neighbourhood Centre
6. Dudley Port Neighbourhood Centre
7. Great Bridge Neighbourhood Centre
8. Smethwick Enhanced Town Centre
9. Great Barr Neighbourhood Centre
10. Capehill Medical Centre Extension (Brackley Developments)
11. West Smethwick HC
12. Friar Park Neighbourhood Centre
13. Greets Green Neighbourhood Centre
14. Cradley Heath Neighbourhood Centre
15. Stone Cross Neighbourhood Centre
16. Hill Top (Wednesbury) Neighbourhood Centre