Wefacilitatetheprovisionofclinicalserviceswithinprimary careandthelocalcommunity,servingthepeopleof Leicester,LeicestershireandRutland.
LLRPCLShareholderUpdate
SUMMER2024
WelcometoourSUMMER2024Shareholder updateinwhichwesummarisetheprojectswehave beenworkingonmostrecently,ourplansforthe comingmonthsandrespondtoyourquestionsas ShareholdersofLLRPCL. Ifthereareanyareasyou wouldliketodiscussfurther,pleasedogetintouch. Wecanarrangeacall,visitorQ&Aresponse.
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July24thOpenBoardMeeting ~Update
Shareholdingpracticesarewelcometojointhesemeetingstoparticipatein discussionsandmeetthePCLDirectorsandTeam.
ThequarterlyscheduleofOpenBoardmeetingscontinuedinJuly.The discussionscoveredperformance,contractingandourreinvestmentbackinto generalpractice,amongstotheritemsincludedelsewhereinthisbriefing document.
Keypointsincluded:
June2024wasthebusiestmonthinthelasttwoyears forourproviders,who deliveredalmost8,000patientcontracts. Thedriversforthiswerediagnostics, newpatientappointmentsandprocedures
18weeksReferralToTreatmentTimeand6weekdiagnostictargetswere delivered
Re-procurementoftheCommunityEchocardiographyServicehasresultedinthe introductionofathirdproviderfromAugust2024,tofurtherstabilisetheservice andmaintainthe6weeksdiagnostictarget.
PCLisinvestinginaproof-of-conceptprojectusingRapidHealth(autonomous patienttriageandnavigation)coveringapopulationof100,000LLRpatients We areinliaisonwithpractices,coveringarangeofpatientdemographics,tojointhe project. TheintentionsaretoprovetheconceptwithinLLRandsecure commissioning/fundingtorolloutRapidHealthacrossGeneralPracticein 2025/26.
ThenextOpenPCLBoardmeetingwilltakeplaceonThursday31stOctober, 2024,600pm-700pm,heldviaMSTeams
Pleaseemailinfollrpcl@nhsnettoconfirmyourattendanceandreceivethe Outlookcalendarinviteandmeetingpapers.
HSJPatientSafetyAwards~
Shortlisting
ItisagreatprivilegethatPCLhasbeenshortlistedforapatientsafetyaward,in thecategoryofDevelopingAPositiveSafetyCulture.
Buildinguponthesuccessofcreatingandimplementingapositivesafety culturewithinourownorganisation,wehaveexpandedthisacrossourpartner providers(NHSandindependentsector) Wehavehelpedthemtofacilitate enhancedsafetyinordertoensurethatpatientsreceiveboththebestpossible careandapositiveexperienceduringtheirtreatment Itisimportanttonote thatprovidersarenotobligedtotakeonourcultureofsafetyorsuggested improvementsinprocedures However,theyareactivelyencouragedand supportedtodoso.
LLRPCLhasembracedtheNationalFreedomToSpeakUpscheme. Wehave appointedanFTSUnationalguardian,plustwolocalguardians-whichisan unusuallyhighnumberforacompanyofonly60staff. Ourguardianteamis diverseandinclusivewhichgivesstafftheopportunitytospeaktosomeone withwhomtheyfeelabletoconnect. Thismakesthespeakingupprocess muchmoreapproachableandcomfortable.
OurFTSUnationalguardianhassupportedmanyproviderswiththeirown “speakingup”agenda,advisingonFTSUpolicyandtraining. Weencourage andsupportallourproviderstoputanFTSUguardianinplace.
Thedrivetocreateanddevelopanon-goingpositivesafetyculturewithinLLR PCLhasbeenmeetwithcontinuous,unwaveringsupportfromourDirectors, SeniorManagementTeamandallstaff.
Teammembershavepresentedtothejudgingpanelandwelookforwardto hearingtheoutcomeattheawardsceremony,whichwilltakeplaceon16th September.
RovingHealthcareUnits~ SummerUpdate
TheRHUsareanimportantpartofLLR’svaccinationprogramme, supportingpopulationstoaccessCovid-19andMMRimmunisation.
TheRHUTeamdon’tjustsupportvaccinations,however. SpiritGroup, particularlytheRusheyMeadPractice,havebeenabletoreachoutto theircommunitybyholdingdrop-insessionsusingtheRHUs Thishas provedparticularlyhelpfulinreachingpatientswhootherwisemightnot haveaskedforhelporwereatriskofbeinga“didnotattend”. Atarecent session,89healthchecksweredelivered,whichisonepersonevery2.5 minutes
Practicestafffedbackthatthedrop-insessionshasbeenanoverwhelming successandthattheywereimpressedwiththenewRHUvehicle.Patients wereveryhappywiththisinitiativeandthespeedatwhichtheywereseen PCLwouldliketoacknowledgetheefficiencywithwhichthepracticestaff workedandthewarmwelcometheyextendedtotheirpatients.Itwasa pleasuretosupportSpiritPCNandwelookforwardtoworkingwiththem againthethefuture.
EquipmementRentalFund
~RatbyTheatreSuite
PleaseberemindedthattheEquipmentRentalFund,whichwasmade availabletoshareholdingpracticesfrom2023,hasnowcloseddueto dwindlinginterestfrompracticesandtheon-goingresourcesrequiredto administertheexistingrentalagreements.
InFebruary2023,RatbySurgeryappliedtotheEquipmentRentalFundto purchasetheatreequipment. Thepracticewasintheprocessofbuildinga newMedicalCentrewithsurgicalsuite Theapplicationwasapprovedand theequipmentdeliveredtothepracticeafewmonthslater. Thisprovided asurgicallamp,theatrelamp(includingback-upbatteryanddiathermy) andairhandlingunit.
ThenewMedicalCentrewascompletedinlate2023andhasallthe facilitiesneededtobringadditionalservicesclosertohomeforpatients whoareawaitingplanned/electivecaredaycaseprocedures.Thefacilityis openweekdaysandislookingtoexpanditsuseoftheunit.Useofthe EquipmentRentalFundenabledthepracticetoavoidincurringinterest costsassociatedwithaloan.
Membersoftheteamwerepleasedtohostastandandalsofeatureone ofourRovingHealthcareUnitsattheLLRPracticeManagersLeadership Conference,heldon6thJune. Theconferenceprovidedanexcellent opportunityfortheteamtolearnfromPracticeManagersanddiscuss howPCLcancontinuetosupportgeneralpractice.
LLRPati 2024
StakeholderEvent
OursecondstakeholdereventwillbetakingplaceonThursday,17th OctoberatHolywellCourtConferenceCentreinLoughborough. This year’sthemewillfocusonhowwecreateefficienciesforthesystem TherewillbekeynotespeechesfromtheICBandNHSConFed,plusthe usualmarketplaceevent. Toreserveyourplaceattheevent,pleaseclick onthelinkbelow:
https://forms.office.com/e/qK6WW1st8F
RapidHealth:ProofOfConcept
TheBusinessDevelopmentTeamarelookingforGPpracticeswhomight beinterestedinbeingpartoftheProofofConceptprogrammewhichis currentlyrunninginsupportofRapidHealth. Theprogrammeisfully fundedbyPCLforoneyear,toenableabusinesscasetobedevelopedfor considerationbytheLLRIntegratedCareBoard. RapidHealthisanonline clinicaltriagesystemwhichsupportspracticesbygettingpatientstothe mostappropriateclinicianwithintherighttimeframe. Theoverarching aimistoreducethe8.00amappointmentrequestsurgewhichplaces greatpressureontelephonesystems.
AnnualReview2023/24
ForthoseofyouthatmighthavemissedtheJunecirculationofthis document,weareproudtoshareourAnnualReviewof2023/24. The ReviewdemonstratesthebreadthofservicesthatPCLdeliversandthe benefitswhichPCLbringstothesystem,bothforourpatientsandour healthandsocialcarepartners.
YoucanviewtheAnnualReviewbyusingthislink orscanningtheQRcode:
ViewLLRPCLAnnualReview2023/24.
OurCompanyVision
Ourvisionistosupportthedeliveryofhigh-qualityhealthcare,ensuring patientsalwaysreceiveapositiveexperiencebybeingabletoaccess clinicallyappropriate,transformationalservicesclosertohome.
Wewillworktoreducehealthinequalitiesbyprovidinghealthcareservices thatmeettheneedsofthelocalcommunityandtakehealthcareprovision tocommunitieswhofinditdifficulttoaccess.
Throughinnovative,transformativeandcollaborativeworking,wewill delivercarethatbestsupportsthepatient,thecommunityandthe System.
WewouldliketothankyouforyourcontinuedsupportofLLRPatient CareLocally.
Ifyouwouldliketotellushowyouthinkwecanprovidegreatersupport toourshareholdingpractices,pleasecontactusviaemail,at:
info.llrpcl@nhs.net
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