ShropCom and SaTH are exploring opportunities to become a Group These plans are currently in the early stages of development and we still need to go through an assurance process with NHS England before any final decisions are made.
Through this newsletter, will share interviews with colleagues exploring the opportunities that forming a Group may bring It will also help build an understanding of each organisation and the work that colleagues do - which is something you said you would like more of
An interview with your Medical Directors
During my years at ShropCom, I have seen first hand the benefits of working collaboratively with our partners at SaTH
The news that we are now looking to expand on this by working closer together as a Group Model, has therefore, made me feel excited for the future, the benefits it will bring for patients and the opportunities it will provide for colleagues We are already doing this and doing it well
You can read this interview in full on the intranet
I have worked at SaTH as a consultant physician and gastroenterologist for the last 22 years Shropshire is a very special place, where I have worked, lived and relaxed for more than 20 years I’ve also in that time had a fair amount of both personal and family contact to our healthcare services and there is no doubt we could provide better care if we coordinated our services better.
Partnership working in the NHS is nothing new but there are barriers, and I do believe that the recent announcement on the proposals for working more closely with ShropCom in many areas is long overdue You can read this interview in full on the intranet.
