EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST TRUST BOARD ...

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Executive Summary:
• To improve the Trust’s liquidity position and
deliver the required efficiencies
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• A comprehensive service available to all
• Access based on clinical need
• Aspiring to highest standards of excellence
& professionalism
• Reflecting needs and preferences of
patients & families
• Working in partnership across
organisational boundaries
• Providing best value & effective & fair
sustainable use of finite resources
• Accountable to public, patients &
communities
• Involvement & Information
• Personalised care, treatment & support
• Safeguarding & Safety
• Suitability of staffing
• Quality & management
• Suitability of management
The plan provides an overview of the key East
Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT)
policies, procedures and Divisional Operations
Plans necessary to ensure that winter demand
and capacity pressures are managed
effectively.
The aim of the plan is to ensure that all staff
are aware of what information and guidance is
available to support them in coping with
periods of high demand, enabling a coordinated
approach to maintaining patient flow
and positive clinical outcomes
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