Initiatives

All the information below is taken from www.dh.gov.uk

The NHS Improvement Plan : Putting people at the heart of public services

This document sets out the priorities for the NHS between now and 2008. It supports the ongoing commitment to a 10-year process of reform first set out in The NHS Plan.

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The NHS Plan

The NHS Plan constitutes the biggest change to healthcare in England since the NHS was formed in 1948. The document sets out how increased funding and reform aim to redress geographical inequalities, improve service standards, and extend patient choice.

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System reform

Programme for a more responsive NHS. Central elements of the System Reform programme include patient choice, a new financial framework, more devolution and transparency, and strengthened accountability.

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Bureaucracy and gateway

Tackling bureaucracy is an important DH responsibility. The Department needs not only to cut red tape and excessive form filling in the NHS, but to wean itself from the habit of micro-management. These pages are about bureaucracy-reducing activities, and also contain information about the Gateway process.

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Introduction to the Reforming Emergency Care programme

Background about the ongoing reform programme and its objectives.

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Reforming Emergency Care core areas

The Reforming Emergency Care programme focuses on seven core areas: ambulances, crtitical care, improving the patient experience, minor illness and injury, the right staff in right places, timely admissions, what happens in A&E.

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Emergency care bulletin

A monthly bulletin for everyone working in emergency care.

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Emergency care documents

Publications and resources to help emergency care trusts and frontline staff are divided into three sections - key documents, guidance, and checklists and resources.

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Emergency care programmes

Emergency Care implements a range of programmes to improve patient care and meeting the four-hour A&E target. Programmes include the A&E Capital Incentive Scheme.

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Emergency Services Collaborative (ESC)

The ESC is a national programme that aims to improve the emergency care experiences of both carers and patients, through enhanced working practices.

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Statistics

The statistics branches within all government departments, together with the Office for National Statistics, form the Government Statistical Service.

Statistics are also provided to government by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. Statistics are used to inform debate, decision-making and research both within Government and by the wider community.

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