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SaHF DMBC Volume 1 Edition 1.1.pdf - Shaping a healthier future

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7.8.1 Scope of the CIG’s work<br />

The proposals referred to in this section are for improving emergency and urgent care<br />

across NWL cover urgent care services (UCCs co-located with EDs, and those that are not)<br />

and emergency departments (ED).<br />

Emergency and urgent care services have important links with other services. The E&UC<br />

CIG is committed to developing recommendations for the pathway in its entirety as part of<br />

planning for implementation. The scope of this section of the chapter therefore includes<br />

recommendations for improving integration with other services, including:<br />

Transfer from UCC to ED (including „blue light‟ transfers)<br />

Positive re-direction to general practice from UCC<br />

Onward referral to specialist services from UCC<br />

Onward referral to community, social care and mental health services from UCC<br />

UCC integration with GP Out of Hours services.<br />

7.8.2 The Emergency and urgent care CIG<br />

The E&UC CIG was established to take forward the <strong>Shaping</strong> a <strong>healthier</strong> <strong>future</strong> proposals<br />

relating to emergency and urgent care by:<br />

Developing recommendations in response to pre-consultation review, consultation<br />

feedback and input from clinicians, providers and commissioners<br />

Ensuring that the implications for emergency and urgent care communicated and<br />

fully understood at a local level, and that clinical colleagues are kept informed<br />

Ensuring that plans for implementing changes to emergency and urgent care receive<br />

appropriate input from clinicians and patients.<br />

The E&UC CIG is chaired jointly by Dr Susan LaBrooy (Medical Director, Hillingdon Hospital<br />

Trust) and Dr Tim Spicer (Clinical Commissioning Group Chair, NHS Hammersmith and<br />

Fulham). Its membership is includes:<br />

GPs<br />

UCC and ED clinicians<br />

Commissioners and providers drawn from across NWL<br />

NW London Patient and Public Advisory Group (PPAG)<br />

College of Emergency Medicine<br />

London Ambulance Service (LAS)<br />

Local Mental Health Trusts<br />

London Deanery.<br />

7.9 Approach to stakeholder engagement<br />

The CIG itself represents a broad range of emergency and urgent care stakeholders from<br />

across NWL. In addition, the CIG has sought to engage with a wider body of stakeholder<br />

opinion via two routes:<br />

Site visits to all EDs and UCCs in NW London<br />

Focus groups with the public from across NW London to understand views and<br />

needs of urgent care.<br />

7b. Work of the Emergency and Urgent Care CIG 143

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