Driving innovation in care, improving patient outcomes

As our population grows and changes over the next ten years, so will their healthcare needs. Key to the success of our new hospital is making sure that we anticipate those needs, to provide every patient with the right care, at the right time, by the right team, in the right setting. To do this, we have developed our models of care based around five workstreams to transform the way care is provided to our patients in the future. Urgent care Elective care Cancer and diagnostics Family and women Discharge from hospital Our specialist clinicians have been at the heart of planning to deliver these models of care in new and innovative ways, engaging closely our clinical teams and system partners. Our people will work closely with other healthcare providers to deliver personalised care packages to our patients.

This will mean:

A patient with a long-term condition will have to make fewer trips to hospital for

appointments Some administrative tasks for clinicians will become automated, allowing more time to be spent caring for patients

Predicting a patient’s care needs based on their health profile

Allowing patients to make informed decisions about their care by including them on their journey through the healthcare system

You can find out more about the models of care on our dedicated new hospital microsite, www.pah.

nhs.uk/newhospital.

Harnessing technology

Our new hospital will be one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country. We are taking full advantage of the scientific and technological advances on the horizon, along with the flexibility to adopt new advances and technologies as they arise.

Our patients should only need to come to hospital when absolutely necessary. Using remote technology to consult them and keep track of their health, they won’t need to leave their homes as often.

Our clinical staff should be able to rely on the most up-to-date and effective intelligence to inform clinical diagnosis, decisionmaking, prevention, treatment and care planning. Using machine learning, artificial intelligence and technology-driven decision aids, we will make the latest and best information available to them at the touch of a button.

Technology will allow us to better deliver our models of care and will create a robust Learning Health System to improve and inform clinical practice through continuous learning and access to the latest data.

What is a ‘Learning Health System?

The opportunity to work together as a healthcare system to improve clinical care based on learning from others.

It allows us to deliver innovative and integrated care that is informed by best practice and principles, data and science.

Science, informatics, incentives, and culture are aligned for continuous improvement and innovation, with best practice seamlessly embedded in the delivery process and new knowledge captured as an integrated bi-product of the delivery experiences.

What’s next?

The models of care are helping scope the physical spaces and patient flow within the new hospital, with clinical and operational teams working closely with the architects and design team.

This informs the architect scale drawings of the layout of our new hospital, and we are really excited to be able to share these drawings with you in early 2021.

To get involved, share your ideas and help shape the future of our hospital, contact our clinical leads or the new hospital team via paht. newhospital@nhs.net.

Our new models of care will transform the way we all provide care to our patients. It’s vital that everyone is involved in making sure that our services are fully integrated – that we work closely with colleagues across the system to ensure sure that our patients receive outstanding care.

Now is the time to be part of the change, join in and make a difference.

Marcelle Michail