Update on Together for Healt and the Information

Update on Together for Healt and the Information Plan n Chris Riley, DHSSC Strategy

What does Tf. H say? n aim high - Wales measurably one of the best health systems n demonstrable, significant improvements - over 5 years - through a coherent change process n seven areas of action

seven areas of action +1 1) Improving health as well as treating sickness 2) One system for health 3) Hospitals for the 21 st century as part of a well designed, fully integrated network of care. 4) Aiming at excellence everywhere 5) Absolute transparency on performance 6) A new partnership with the public 7) Making every penny count …………and always with our staff

1) 4) Improving health as well as treating sickness* Aiming at excellence everywhere* 2) 3) One system for health* Hospitals for the 21 st century as part of a well designed, fully integrated network of care**. 7) …and always with our staff* Making every penny count* 5) 6) Absolute transparency on performance* A new partnership with the public*

Tf. H– follow-on strategies n n n Our Healthy Future/Fairer Health Outcomes for All – 2010/11 Quality Delivery Plan - March 2012 Information Strategy - May 2012* Workforce and OD Framework - June 2012 Compact with the Public - August 2012* Financial Regime - November 2012

Tf. H– ‘A new partnership with the public’ n a tool - this fosters better use of resources and better outcomes n an obligation - we deny the public choice, though they pay n for the government and NHS, it means a shift to real, grown up engagement

Tf. H– ‘Absolute transparency on performance’ n it fosters excellence and accountability n it must address service availability, service quality and an individual’s own care circumstances, overall health, clinical outcomes, and patient safety and satisfaction

‘The People’s NHS - Towards making a Compact with the Public’ n This document is an invitation to you to join in discussion about what that ‘compact’ should say……… Together we can create something our neighbours and world will envy. n How together we can better help you stay healthy n How you can be more involved in your treatment – w better results n How together we can design your services better n How together we can ensure services are better run n How together we can make the NHS better

‘Your health – your information’ n I want people easily to be able to find and use information to change their own lives and prospects to work better with their NHS nationally and locally…………… n ‘How can I get and stay healthy? ’ ‘What services can I expect and how can I access the ‘How can I be more involved in my health and treatm ‘What are the plans of the Government and the NHS ‘How good are the services I use? What do they feel l people using them? ’ ‘How can I help ensuring services are better designed better run? ’ ‘How can I be sure that the NHS will handle my pers information confidentially and securely? ’ n n n

Possible actions n By xxx a………. . one clear reliable authoritative regularly updated source of heal for Wales. n The WG will target health improvement campaigns on smoking, etc n Over the coming years the WG and NHS will …. . shared decision making n …the WG with the NHS will design the next stage in developing self care… n Over the next year the Government will issue plans for xxxx services n By xxxxxx 2012 we will have developed a method of showing how health and ser Wales compare with a group of similar regions and countries n Progress on the major services will be reported annually beginning in xxxxxx, in where possible international comparisons n Each NHS body will issues an annual quality statement beginning in xxxxxx n By xxxxxx 2012 Wales will start issuing a quarterly report on the financial perfor of the NHS n The NHS will issue for consultation during 2012 plans for the future of local ser n The WG will by 1 st September publish a national scheme for monitoring patient n The WG will by June 2012 agree with the NHS standards for making it easy for t public to access local websites. n By xxxxxxx a single ‘portal’ - health in Wales - and new and revised Your content will be created to make it much easier to get the overview n By xxxxxxx WG will……. social media…….

Tf. H- How do we make it stick? n the Government will ask patients about the services they receive and publish the answers n a new information service will be established showing how Wales is doing n the Minister will report every six months on progress n each year there will be a report on all major services, such as stroke or cancer services