Planned Care Programme – Radiology
Aim and objective: To enhance the delivery of planned care, by facilitating initiatives designed to improve the management of demand and capacity, promote greater elective activity and address waiting times.
Monitor efficiency and productivity across NHS Scotland
- Engage with Boards to identify local opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity through the participation in Scottish Strategic Network for Diagnostics (SSND) groups and workshops to inform opportunities for transformation and redesign
- Ensure monthly completion of scorecard data by Boards.
- Monitor national capacity utilisation and work with Boards to ensure capacity is maximised.
Strategic Priorities: Improving quality and efficiency; Stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
Develop specialist training workforce
- Work with the NHSS Academy’s National Ultrasound Training Programme (NUTP) to monitor activity of the expanded training programme and escalate any issues if necessary.
Strategic Priorities: Supporting workforce
Performance monitoring
- Conduct monitoring of Board activity against Scottish Government investment plans for 2025-26.Work with Boards to resolve any issues, and escalate issues if necessary.
- Work with Boards to identify opportunities to reduce waiting times.
Strategic Priorities: National reporting and strategic oversight.
Sustainability planning
- Provide advice to the Scottish Government to inform the Diagnostics Transformation Plan.
- Participate in Scottish Strategic Network for Diagnostics (SSND) groups and workshops to inform opportunities for transformation and redesign.
Strategic Priorities: Promoting and implementing sustainable solutions; Stakeholder engagement and collaboration.