Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
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2. Our Trust <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Devon</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Exeter</strong> NHS Foundation Trust 35<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Accounts</strong> <strong>2012</strong>/<strong>13</strong><br />
our '<strong>Hospital</strong> at Home' project <strong>and</strong><br />
elsewhere. This work is essential<br />
in delivering improved health<br />
outcomes <strong>and</strong> a better patient<br />
experience. In many cases, it can<br />
be delivered in a more financially<br />
sustainable way than at present.<br />
Work we are doing on the journey<br />
that elderly patients make through<br />
the health system – <strong>and</strong> finding<br />
new, more efficient <strong>and</strong> patientcentred<br />
approaches to this journey<br />
– will be critical to the RD&E in<br />
the future.<br />
3. Provide the quality care associated<br />
with the RD&E to more patients in<br />
the region <strong>and</strong> invest in new services<br />
to improve health outcomes.<br />
Already we are investing in new<br />
technologies to improve services<br />
– such as robotic surgery – <strong>and</strong><br />
working in partnership with others<br />
to enhance the healthcare offer to<br />
patients – for example, working<br />
with the University <strong>Hospital</strong> Bristol<br />
NHS Foundation Trust on thoracic<br />
surgery. We are also actively<br />
developing new partnerships with<br />
other organisations to drive quality<br />
outcomes as well as extend our<br />
service offer to other communities.<br />
We need to rethink what<br />
we do <strong>and</strong> how we<br />
can deliver it effectively<br />
<strong>and</strong> efficiently whilst<br />
providing the best<br />
possible health outcomes<br />
for our patients.