Programmes and Capability
The Centre for Sustainable Delivery consists of a number of national programmes.
Modernising Patient Pathways (MPP)
The MPP team support the delivery of improvements in planned care across NHS Scotland. They support front line clinical teams to develop sustainable improvements in service delivery. The team provide expertise in helping to redesign models of care, sharing best practice, and working to balance capacity with demand for services.
National Elective Coordination Unit (NECU)
The NECU team is developing a national elective coordination unit to help reduce variation and support improved access to care by providing a consistent approach to national demand and capacity assessment and allocation.
Unscheduled Care Programme
The Unscheduled Care programme delivers implementation support, develops national tools, and manages system capacity and capability diagnostics to help Boards improve unscheduled care delivery.
Cancer Improvement and Earlier Diagnosis
The Cancer Improvement and Earlier Diagnosis team drives NHS Scotland’s strategic cancer priorities. They develop and deliver best practice and optimise diagnostic pathways, and will play an integral role in delivering Scotland’s 10-year cancer strategy.
National Endoscopy Programme
The National Endoscopy Programme supports Boards in delivering the aims and objectives of the Endoscopy and Urology Diagnostic Recovery and Renewal Plan.
Innovation Programme
The Accelerated National Innovation Adoption (ANIA) Pathway is designed to identify and support national adoption of high-impact innovations at pace.
National Green Theatres Programme
The Green Theatres programme supports Boards to meet the net zero commitments for NHS Scotland through reducing the carbon footprint of theatres and delivering more environmentally sustainable surgery
Planned Care Programme
The Planned Care team has a national remit to monitor planned care performance across NHS Scotland Boards. They also lead national programmes of work around Trauma and Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology and Radiology to deliver transformational change and improvement.