Organisational Overview. 3.1.1 NHS Greater Glasgow & Xxxxx provides strategic leadership and direction for all NHS services in the Glasgow & Xxxxx area. It works with partners to improve the health of local people and the services they receive.
Organisational Overview. At a more local level, East Renfrewshire Community Health & Care Partnership (CHCP) has been established as an integrated CHCP since the 1st April 2006 and has a very strong track record of delivering integrated health and social care services.East Renfrewshire CHCP covers the East Renfrewshire Council Area with a population of around 90,000 of which around 24,000 are in Xxxxxx Valley and 66,000 in Eastwood. The CHCP is a full partnership between East Renfrewshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Xxxxx. The partnership structure includes the CHCP Committee, Joint Staff Partnership Forum, Public Partnership Forum (PPF), and a single integrated management team comprising a Director, and Heads of Service for Children’s Services and Criminal Justice, Health and Community Care, and Planning and Health Improvement. Professional leadership is provided by the Clinical Director, the Chief Social Work Officer, Lead Nurse Advisor, and Lead Allied Health Professional. There are 15 GP practices, 18 dental practices, 20 pharmacies and 14 optometrists within the CHCP area, and the CHCP manages the contracts and prescribing budgets for these independent contractor services. The CHCP directly manages social work services for children and families, health visiting, school nursing services, assessment and care management teams for community care, district nurses, allied health professionals, home care, day care, residential care, community addictions service, learning disability services, mental health services and health improvement staff. The CHCP also commissions services from a wide range of providers in the voluntary and private sector for all care groups. The CHCP hosts the drug treatment and testing team, arrest referral scheme and community forensic mental health team on behalf of our criminal justice partners Xxxxxxxxxxxx and Inverclyde. The population of East Renfrewshire CHCP area is diverse. The proportion of people from minority ethnic communities in East Renfrewshire is 3.8 per cent. In some East Renfrewshire communities the proportion of the population from minority ethnic communities is over three times the Scottish average. In addition there is a sizeable Jewish community in the Eastwood area. East Renfrewshire’s older population is growing quicker than in many neighbouring areas. One in five people living in East Renfrewshire is aged over 65 years but by 2020 it will be one in four. Our oldest population is growing most rapidly. The number of people aged...
Organisational Overview. NHS Lothian is responsible for meeting the health needs of more than 850,000 people living in Edinburgh, the Lothians and beyond. An overview of the organisation, with particular reference to its purpose, goals, and operational environment, is given in Appendix 1.
Organisational Overview. NHS Greater Glasgow & Xxxxx provides strategic leadership and direction for all NHS services in the Glasgow & Xxxxx area. It works with partners to improve the health of local people and the services they receive. Glasgow City CHP is responsible for the planning and delivery of all health services within the local authority area. This includes the delivery of services to children, adult community care groups and health improvement activity. Delivery of the objectives of the CHP Development Plan as it reflects the NHS Greater Glasgow and Xxxxx Local Delivery Plan will be enabled by the development of the proposed facility. The key development objectives will centre on the following key Corporate Themes: • Improve Resource Utilisation: making better use of our financial, staff and other resources. • Shift the Balance of Care: delivering more care in and close to people’s homes • Focus Resources on Greatest Need: ensure that the more vulnerable sectors of our population have the greatest access to services and resources that meet their needs • Improve Access: ensure service organisation, delivery and location enable easy access • Modernise Services: provide our services in ways and in facilities which are as up to date as possible • Improve Individual Health Status: change key factors and behaviours which impact on health • Effective Organisation: be credible, well led and organised and meet our statutory duties
