Planned Care Performance

Engage with Boards to support reduction in long waits, capacity maximisation and cross Board/ regional working 

Over the year, the team held regular meetings with all Boards. These meetings were focussed on identifying and implementing solutions designed to achieve reductions in long waits, and to maximise system capacity and theatres utilisation.  This includes specific work aimed at ensuring Boards were engaging with the NECU team to carry out waiting list validation and utilising national capacity where appropriate. 

Support improvements in Theatre Utilisation and Day Surgery capacity and performance 

The team worked with Boards to analyse their theatre productivity data in order to identify system challenges and to develop appropriate solutions to resolve any theatre performance issues. This work specifically included exploring support available through the National Treatment Centres (NTC) and other improvement initiatives. 

Supporting Whole System Flow and Protection of Planned Care 

The team have worked with the Scottish Government and Boards to review current challenges and the impact on the delivery of services. This includes identifying system interdependencies and potential solutions. The team then worked with Boards to test and implement the solutions. This has included helping Boards to implement high impact changes and innovations developed by the CfSD team.