Politics and Pathology
The Scottish Strategic Network for Diagnostics - Supporting Recovery, Renewal and Transformation of the NHS
The new National Diagnostic Strategy for Wales
The new National Diagnostic Strategy for Wales
Politics and Pathology
Abstract
Diagnostic services are a fundamental aspect of modern healthcare delivery. Clinical pathways can only function properly with sufficient capacity to turnaround diagnostic tests, procedures, and reports in a timely manner. Large backlogs of diagnostic procedures hold NHS Wales back from making improvements in referral to treatment times, impair screening pathway effectiveness, result in poor patient experience, and have the potential to result in harms and poorer outcomes. COVID-19 has not gone away, and alongside the effects of global changes in behaviours and other factors, it will continue to present new and emerging challenges that must be addressed to drive improvement and deliver safe, sustainable services for the people of Wales.
The NHS Wales Diagnostics Recovery and Transformation strategy is aimed at leading and co-ordinating supportive actions to aid recovery of diagnostic services post-pandemic and ensure that our interventions implemented in the immediate term align with foreseeable future demand, and shift towards optimised delivery models as the foundation on long-term sustainable transformation. Importantly, the strategy will seek to improve outcomes for patients and reduce pressure on secondary care enabling earlier, faster detection of disease. It sets out the immediate priorities and objectives for diagnostics in NHS Wales, and how it intends to deliver against the extraordinarily challenging needs of now, but with one eye on future need and the challenges that are yet to come.
Speakers
Professor Delia Ripley
NHSE Diagnostic Transformation - progress to date and future ambition
Pathology Transformation in Northern Ireland, including the consolidated management of laboratory services
Pathology Transformation in Northern Ireland, including the consolidated management of laboratory services
Politics and Pathology
Abstract
Pathology Services in the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care (HSC) system face a range of challenges including increasing demand, recruitment and retention, aging information systems, rapidly evolving technology and changing quality requirements. The Northern Ireland Department of Health’s vision is for the delivery of modern, sustainable, world-class Pathology services through a single, regional HSC Pathology Services delivery vehicle capable of supporting safe, effective delivery of Clinical Services into the future for HSC Patients.
Stakeholder engagement and participation is viewed as critical for successful delivery of the Department’s vision. This presentation will describe how the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care (HSC) system is enabling Pathology stakeholders to design a preferred operating model for a regional Pathology Management Structure that will deliver key benefits for HSC Patients and Service Users, the Pathology Workforce, Pathology Managers and the wider HSC system. It will briefly describe complimentary programmes to implement new regional Pathology Information Management Systems, and implement a regional Workforce and Training Plan.
Speakers
Karin Jackson BEng (Hons) MSc MBA LLM CEng MIMechE
