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Investments
In 2011-12 we have invested £2.7million in improving the environment in
which our service users are cared for and our staff work in. In particular we
have spent:
£800,000 improving the Chesterton and Marlowe low secure units at
Hollins Park, Warrington, to improve the environment for patients and staff
More than £1million across the Trust to provide a safer and more secure
environment for service users and to reduce the risk of harm coming to
them
More than £500,000 on improving the quality of our buildings across the
whole of the Trust to help improve the service users’ experience of our
services.
In addition to improving our buildings we also spent money on improving the
experience of our service users by investing in activity co-ordinators on our
wards and improving access to psychological therapies for service users on
our wards. These initiatives will carry on in the future and represent a further
investment in care of nearly £500,000 in a full year.
What does it really mean for our service users?
Sound financial management is hugely important in the delivery of patient
care. If our money is managed well and our use of it is well planned, we are
not faced with the problem of having to take difficult short-term decisions that
might have a detrimental effect on service delivery. This helps to maintain and
improve our already high-quality services.
In addition, as we have already seen, good financial management means that
we have the resources to be able to continue to improve the environment that
our services are delivered in.
Accounts Team of the Year
Our people were crowned ‘Accounts Team of the Year’ in the Healthcare
Financial Management Association Awards 2011. This is the second year in
succession that Trust has been shortlisted in this category, which aims to
recognise the most effective, innovative and efficient accounts team looking
both at the processes carried out throughout the year and those undertaken at
year end.
Our Future Plans and Objectives for 2012/13
During 2012/13 we will meet our statutory financial duties and maintain a
robust five year financial plan.
2012-13 will be a challenging year for the NHS in the current economic
environment, but the Trust has put robust plans in place to make sure it
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Annual Report and Annual Accounts 2011-12