Strategic Service 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