ELAINE WAY

Chief ExecutiveWestern Health & Social Care Trust

Northern Ireland

**Map of HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland

Overview Established 1 April 2007 (merger of 3 legacy Trusts, 2 of which I managed and led

previously and the other on “special measures”)

12,500 staff, integrated health and social services

£560m expenditure

5 District Council areas

300,000 people

17% of Northern Ireland landmass, mainly rural and second city

Challenges in creating the Trust

No single culture Challenges in creating the Trust Need for change across acute hospitals Financial pressure No let up in demand for performance

Challenges in creating the Trust

New relationships including Trust Board Loss of experienced colleagues Politics – 1 April 2007/ Northern Ireland

Assembly May 2007 Media

Challenges

Fast Forward 7 Years

Fast Forward 7 Years One organisation/one culture

Strong track record of performance

Balance of quality and safety issues with financial pressures

Simple Agreed Aim

To provide high quality, patient and client focussed services through well trained staff

with high morale.

Priorities

Quality & Safety

Performance Financial balance

Joy at Work

http://www.youtube.com/v/U3UfpKezjS4&autoplay=1

Current Challenges

Demographics Money Transforming Your Care Quality 2020 Requires excellent partnership working

No Man Is An Island

No man is an island,Entire of itself,Every man is a piece of the continent,A part of the main.

John Donne

Cross border health: impact and reach of services

Project

Disability / Citizenship

Outcomes for Children

Social Inclusion

GUM services

Obesity

Acute Services

Older People

Autism

Alcohol

Diabetes

Eating Disorders

Cross border Mobility

VIEW OF ENTRANCE FORECOURT FROM ORBITAL ROAD

Examples of partnership working

Oral Maxillofacial Services ENT Services Urology Services Ophthalmology Services

For the future …For the future …