Western Health & Social Care Trust Northern Ireland

1. ELAINE WAY
Chief Executive
Western Health & Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland

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Map of HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland

3. 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

4. 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

5. Challenges in creating the Trust
 New relationships including Trust Board
 Loss of experienced colleagues
 Politics – 1 April 2007/ Northern Ireland
Assembly May 2007
 Media

6. Challenges

7. Fast Forward 7 Years

8. Fast Forward 7 Years
 One organisation/one culture
 Strong track record of performance
 Balance of quality and safety issues with
financial pressures

9. Simple Agreed Aim
To provide high quality, patient and client
focussed services through well trained staff
with high morale.

10. Priorities
Quality & Safety
Performance Financial balance

12. Joy at Work
http://www.youtube.com/v/U3UfpKezjS4&autop
lay=1

13. Current Challenges
 Demographics
 Money
 Transforming Your Care
 Quality 2020
 Requires excellent partnership working

14. 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

16. 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

17. VIEW OF ENTRANCE FORECOURT FROM ORBITAL ROAD

18. Examples of partnership working
 Oral Maxillofacial Services
 ENT Services
 Urology Services
 Ophthalmology Services

19. For the future …