NHS Services …making it a reality

…seven days a week

Simon Bennett Deputy Director, Quality Framework Team Clinical Directorates NHS England

NHS England Commitment

“The NHS will move towards routine services being

available seven days a week. This is essential to offer a much more

patient-focused service and also offers

the opportunity to improve clinical

outcomes and reduce costs”

NHS Services, Seven Days a Week

As a first stage, the review will focus on improving

diagnostics and urgent and emergency care. It will identify the consequences of the non-availability

of clinical service across the seven day week It will provide insight and evidence to NHS

commissioners and proposals for improvements

NHS Services, Seven Days a Week - Forum

Chair National

Medical Director

Forum

Theme 1 Clinical Standards

Theme 2 Workforce

Theme 3 Finance

Theme 4 Commissioning

Theme 5 Provider/

Service models

Dr Celia Ingham-Clark Raj Bhamber Tony Whitfield Dr Mark Spencer Mark Hackett

NHS Services, Seven Days a Week - Timeline

Outline

Mid March

Gathering evidence

March-June

Testing/

Alignment

July- September

Publication End October

NHS Services …making it a reality

…seven days a week

Dr Janet Williamson, Director, National Improvement Programmes, NHS Improving Quality

I was lucky. Shoudn’t everyone of us have the best chance possible, no matter what time of the day or day of the week it is?

‘ ‘ Rodney Partington, Patient Representative

Levels of Service Provision • Level 0 Five days a week, Monday to Friday 9-5, (8hrs

service) • Level 1 Services limited to one department or a service

that is beginning to deliver some services beyond the 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday service.

• Level 2 – Services that are delivered 7 days per week, but not always offering the full range of services that are delivered on week days.

• Level 3 – A whole service approach to 7 day service delivery that requires several elements to work together in order to facilitate clinical decision making or treatment, often covering more than one work force group.

• Level 4 – A whole system approach to 7 day service delivery by integrating the requirements for elements of 7 day services across more than one specialty

Next 3-5 years Transformational programme

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