National Endoscopy Programme
Aim and objective: To support the ongoing delivery of the Endoscopy and Urology Diagnostic Recovery and Renewal Plan.
Board Engagement and Clinical Leadership
- Hold regular engagement calls with NHS Board endoscopy service teams.
- Carry out visits to provide onsite support to Boards as required.
- Lead quarterly Endoscopy SDG meetings to promote and support the implementation of national endoscopy plans.
Strategic Priorities: Stakeholder engagement and collaboration National reporting and strategic oversight.
Improving Quality and Efficiency
- Work with the Endoscopy Speciality Delivery Group (SDG) to identify opportunities to
develop national clinical pathways. - Support Boards to scope out productive opportunities, including transnasal endoscopy (TNE).
- Implementation of refreshed qFIT clinical consensus.
- Provide bespoke support and recommendations to Boards facing Endoscopy service challenges.
- Support board to conduct regular validation campaigns through the National Elective Coordination Unit (NECU).
- Support boards to develop their Demand, Capacity, Activity and Queue (DCAQ) modelling work to support local capacity planning.
- Support boards to implement their endoscopy improvement plans.
- Support Boards with development of additionality funding bids, including monitoring of Board progress and reporting activity to SG.
- Support NHS Golden Jubilee allocation of endoscopy capacity to Boards
- Support and appraise the development and delivery of Board Annual Delivery Plans (ADPs).
Strategic Priorities: Improving quality and efficiency; Promoting and implementing sustainable solutions.
Sustainable Workforce Redesign
Work with the NHS Scotland Academy to encourage Boards to enrol staff on Non-Medical Endoscopy courses.
Support boards to identify workforce opportunities for Endoscopy including the creation of multi-professional workforces.
Strategic Priorities: Supporting workforce; Promoting and
implementing sustainable solutions.
Promote and implement sustainable opportunities
- The Endoscopy SDG will develop and promote a national Endoscopy sustainability plan
to supersede the previous renewal plan with a focus on sustainable endoscopy services
including:- Demand and capacity (including establishment of a national baseline)
- Workforce planning
- Waiting list validation
- Enhanced Triage
- Green Endoscopy
- Patient information
- Transnasal Endoscopy
- Equipment
- Realistic Medicine
Strategic Priorities: Promoting and implementing sustainable solutions; Improving quality and efficiency.
Supporting Innovation
- Implementation of Endoscopy Reporting System (ERS)
- Work with Boards and the software provider to implement the Endoscopy Reporting System (ERS) during 25/26.
- Maintain ERS Programme Board to oversee roll out escalating risks as required.
Strategic Priorities: Promoting and implementing sustainable solutions; Driving Health Technology and Innovation.