Delivering change together |
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An introduction from Jim Austin, Programme Sponsor |
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The Community Transformation Programme is one of the most ambitious pieces of work we’ve taken on across the Derby and Derbyshire health and care system recently. This is a system-wide effort to improve care and outcomes for local people and is very much rooted in the Joined Up Care Derbyshire Integrated Care Strategy and the outcomes partners have signed up to. The programme is particularly focused on areas where multiple organisations come together: |
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"To improve both the short-term experiences and long-term outcomes for the people we serve." |
Together we are aiming to:
- Help people spend more nights in their own home rather than acute hospital beds
- Improve discharge pathways and processes for people whose needs are more complex
- Increase the access to services which help people to recover their independence at home, and maximise the impact these services have.
By helping more people stay in or return to their own homes, and by supporting them to live as independently as possible, we’re aiming to deliver more personalised and compassionate care. At the same time, we’re helping our services by reducing avoidable demand and ensuring care is delivered in the right place, at the right time, in line with the NHS ten year plan.
Partnership is at the heart of this programme, and alongside involvement from lots of people, we will keep everyone across the system up to date with plans and progress. This starts today with how we’ll work together and what happens next...
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We are focusing on three key workstreams (in blue below), each of which we’ll share more detail on in coming months. All three contribute to the longer term ambition of a greater emphasis on preventative care and the emerging Neighbourhood Health and Care model. |
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We have Workstream Sponsors and Workstream Leads drawn from across the Acute, Community and Local Authority organisations. We also have colleagues from Mental Health and General Practice involved in workstreams. Together, we are working with Newton Impact, who are partnering with us to design and deliver these changes, deliver on our ambitions and in time for impact this year. All JUCD partners are involved in the programme’s formal governance and in monitoring benefits for the system and residents of Derby and Derbyshire.
Health and social care practitioners are also embedded within the programme workstreams, including contributions from the VCFSE sector and wider Local Authority partners, to ensure we are focused on improving the quality and experience of heath and care for local people to maximise the “right place – right time” ethos. |
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Now that the programme has the green light, the next phase is hearing from our colleagues and stakeholders who work closely with local people. This will help shape solutions that are grounded in real experiences and frontline insight.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be inviting teams from across the NHS, local authorities and VCFSE sector to take part in a series of focused workshops. These sessions will explore how we can improve the care and experience for local people by:
- Reducing the need to admit people who present at hospital but who can be better cared for elsewhere or at home
- Improving hospital discharge processes to enable more people to go home quickly
- Supporting people to restore their independence and return to, and remain at the place they call home for longer.
Working with practitioners is a vital element of this work so we draw on our collective experience and ideas, and to design changes that work in practice, not just on paper. |
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The Community Transformation Programme will bring about measurable changes that benefit our population and strengthens the future of joined-up care in Derbyshire. It has a specific focus on improvements ahead of the winter period, and this work will go forward as part of a wider suite of transformation that is already underway in JUCD. |
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"We’re aiming to make some of these changes in time for this winter, and we’re committed to putting people at the centre of everything we do." |
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- Designing solutions that improve real experiences and outcomes – not just shifting pressure between services or organisations
- Using the insight and feedback we already have from local people about the areas that need improving
- Collaborating with NHS providers, local authorities and VCFSE partners as equal contributors
- Empowering colleagues at every level to lead, shape, test and refine changes needed that will improve the experience and outcomes for the local population
- Grounding every decision in data and insight to identify the right priorities and track the impact of improvements
- Building a culture of continuous improvement to improve services and create a stronger platform for ongoing transformation.
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If you have any feedback or questions about the programme, you can contact Kirsty Mcmillan. |
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