Our Vision
To be a major university teaching hospital and healthcare provider, recognised as one of the best in the country. We will lead with excellence and care with compassion.

The Health Economy Vision
The most important principle is that patients are able to receive the right care, in the right place at the right time. Together with other health and social care providers in this area, we are working to ensure that only those patients who need to access specialist expertise and facilities, come to hospital.

We are working with GPs and professionals in the community to change the way patients receive care. It is expected that our hospital and other services will see a decrease in the proportion of outpatient attendances and emergency patient activity but an increase in specialist activity, as shown in the diagram to the right. In addition, the introduction of new models of care, including better supported discharge, the ability to treat more patients as day cases will
significantly reduce the amount of time patients have to spend in hospital.

We are working to ensure that our specialist doctors, nurses and therapists work beyond our hospitals or specialist facilities, closer to patients’ homes, wherever possible. For example our diabetes team already help lead the care for diabetes patients in the community.

 

Our Strategy
Our five year plans are based around achieving the following four objectives:

Achieving excellent patient outcomes by

• Maintaining and improving the safety and quality of our core hospital services and deliver excellent specialist care
• Delivering care in the most appropriate setting for the patient – right treatment, right time, right place
• Expanding our specialist services – Major Trauma Centre, cancer services, paediatric services
• Developing healthcare services which are led by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals and well supported by good managers and support staff

 

Employing excellent people by

• Reviewing and developing our workforce as healthcare needs change to ensure we have the right people, in the right place at the right time to provide excellent patient care and support colleagues who do so
• Providing clear and consistent leadership to highly motivated staff who take a pride in delivering the best possible care with kindness and compassion

Developing excellent partnerships by

• Developing good relationships with other health and social care providers and robust contracting arrangements with those who purchase services on behalf of patients
• Engaging governors, members and future Healthwatch in shaping and improving the quality of services to our patients
• Building on strong academic partnerships
• Playing a leading role as a large organisation and employer in Plymouth and the wider peninsula

 

Creating a culture of excellent research and innovation by

• Promoting and expand our research and development activities
• Empowering our staff to innovate and lead their services

 

Service Development Plans
A number of service developments are key to our plan

• The right settings of care
• Major Trauma Centre
• Oncology & Haematology HDU
• Ophthalmology
• Emergency Department reconfiguration
• Peninsula Pathology Partnership
• Orthopaedic activity

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