David is currently the Accountable Officer for Telford & Wrekin CCG and will start in the newly created role of AO for both CCGs shortly. His role will be to oversee Shropshire CCG and Telford & Wrekin CCG and then lead the single strategic commissioning organisation.
He brings with him more than 30 years experience in the NHS working in clinical and managerial roles. Originally David trained as a nurse, before moving into management where he has held a number of roles including Programme Director at Worcester Royal Hospital Trust for the Kidderminster Treatment Centre. Since the inception of Telford CCG in 2013, David has been its Accountable Officer, during which time he also served as joint AO for both the county’s CCGs to support Shropshire CCG for a six month transition period.
Lindsey was put forward for her work and approach with people who self-neglect and have hoarding behaviours. Lindsey has demonstrated an ability to promote a culture of personalisation, in which adults are empowered to make positive changes to improve their lives. Her approach has been commended as always being person-centred, and for being highly motivated, passionate and committed to her work. Using these skills, Lindsey has been able to effectively assist people to find their own solution and find the best outcomes for people.
The Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has welcomed a decision to move forward with plans to transform hospital services for the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales.
Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has accepted advice from an independent panel of experts that the reconfiguration of the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), through the NHS Future Fit scheme, should be allowed to go ahead.
PRH will become a dedicated Planned Care site and RSH will become a specialist Emergency Care site. This will allow specialist doctors to treat the most serious cases at the Emergency Care site, which is proven to be safer, provide better results for patients and reduce the amount of time people have to stay in hospital.
Providing support to allow adults with a learning disability or autism to thrive in their communities is key to new plans to reshape the service.
After acting on feedback from residents and their families and carers, Staffordshire County Council is pledging to help people lead as full and independent lives for as long as possible.
Up to 200 people who need nursing care in Stafford and South Staffordshire could be accommodated in two brand new homes.
In plans being put before the county council’s cabinet on 18th September, the authority is proposing to build two new nursing homes in the areas where the council experiences the most difficulties in sourcing placements.
If agreed, the homes will be owned by the county council, but operated by a traded company or external care provider. They could provide between 120-200 additional care home places.
Carers from across Staffordshire who privately foster children are being reminded that help is at hand as part of a campaign.
Private Fostering Week runs from 23 to 27 September 2019 and will highlight the importance of notifying the council about private fostering arrangements.
Private fostering is when a child under the age of 16 years old (under 18 if they have a disability) is cared for by someone who is not their birth parent or a “close relative”.
The six NHS bodies responsible for planning and buying health services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have been coming up with new ways to tell you about what has been happening.
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have to publish an annual report to tell people about the work that has been undertaken in the last financial year, but these documents are complicated and not very easy to read. So, to make them more accessible and useful, the CCGs have designed a series of animated videos to keep the public informed.
A new campaign has begun that advises patients on what they can do to keep Type 2 diabetes at bay.
There are an increasing number of people being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, a picture that is reflected nationally.
The new awareness campaign, #BeInTheKnowType2, has three main audiences
Health bosses in Staffordshire are encouraging patients that have used or who are currently using the local anticoagulation services to share their experiences by filling out a simple survey. These services are often accessed through a primary care setting, such as your local GP, or at hospital and the CCGs across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are now in the process of reviewing the service for patients who are prescribed anticoagulant medicines.
The Governing Bodies of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups have today considered the outcome of the GP membership vote on the proposals to create a Single Strategic Commissioning Organisation and agreed that an application to merge the CCGs will NOT be made to NHS England.
This means that the Governing Bodies will continue to meet in common and make decisions that affect the whole 1.1million population collectively but will remain as separate legal entities. The executive team will continue to work across the six organisations and work to create further efficiencies by doing things once rather than six times where it makes sense to do so.
The Children & Young People’s Autism Service will be launching on Tuesday 1 October – this is the interim autism service for south Staffordshire being provided by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).
MPFT has been working closely with the current provider, Midlands Psychology, and the CCGs to ensure as smooth a transition as possible for patients, carers and their families and will be contacting each one individually following the changeover.
Patients in north Staffordshire are benefitting from advancements in digital technology being used to connect patients with GPs at the click of a button.
The ‘Skype to Care Home’ programme aims to link care home residents and primary care clinicians by conducting video consultations through medium of Skype. There are currently 16 care homes and 12 GP practices in north Staffordshire taking part in the programme.
We are recruiting a Non-executive Director (NED) for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT). This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people in your community.
Shropshire patients have given their overwhelming support to a service that provides improved access to General Practice (GP) appointments outside of usual opening hours.
According to feedback collected by NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) from 1 March to 18 July 2019, 99% of patients who completed the survey were given an extended access appointment at a time that was convenient to them.
Teenage pregnancy rates continue to fall in Shropshire, according to a recently published report.
The ONS Quarterly conceptions to women aged under 18 years report (April to June 2018) shows a rate of 11.2% for the county, a 5% drop since 2017. Current figures also indicate that Shropshire is lower than the West Midlands average of 19.8%.
A new card offering advice and support to those suffering from suicidal thoughts has been launched across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
The launch, at Shropshire’s Health and Wellbeing Board, marks World Suicide Prevention Day (Tuesday 10 September 2019) whereby communities across the world come together to raise awareness of suicide prevention.
Designed by Shropshire and Telford Suicide Prevention Network in collaboration with those who have been affected by suicide, the Zcards are aimed at people of all ages who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or who are concerned for others.
Shropshire Fostering have launched their new campaign called ‘#GiveMe5’ in the hope to find 5 new foster carers each month.
The launch, undertaken by Shropshire Council’s fostering team and Signal 107 Breakfast Show Shropshire presenter Dickie Dodd, who will be supporting the campaign at Signal 107’s studios today, aims to find five new prospective foster carers per month, and at the same time highlight the five main types of foster care.
Independent health and social care champion Healthwatch Shropshire is calling on local services to make more space for new parents in Shropshire to talk about their mental health.
A new national report, Mental Health and the Journey to Parenthood, exploring the experiences of women with mental health problems has found that many people are not experiencing the consistent support they should expect if services were following NHS guidelines.