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The Planned Care Improvement Programme Launch

DescriptionProgramme Launch document outlining scope, shape and targets of the programme
ISBN0-7559-5222-7
Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateSeptember 29, 2006

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Contents

Foreword

1. Introduction
Delivering for Health
Programme Vision

2. Programme Scope
Programme Objectives
Programme Funding Exclusions
Programme Constraints
Programme Interfaces

3. Improving our Healthcare Systems
Patient Experience
Improving our systems
Modernisation Agency Ten High Impact Changes for Service Improvement and Delivery
Institute for Innovation and Improvement - Delivering Quality and Value
Whole Systems and Process Flows
Planned Care Flows

4. Project Components
Improving patient access by reducing the number of queues
Optimising patient flow through service bottlenecks using process templates
Improving patient flow across the whole NHS system by improving access to key diagnostic tests
Managing variation in the patient admission process
Treating day surgery as the norm for elective surgery
Managing variation in patient discharge thereby reducing length of stay
Avoiding unnecessary follow ups for patients and providing necessary follow ups in the right setting

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