Our staff - Leicestershire and Rutland

What we are going to achieveWe will continue to work to improve the health of our populationand to prevent ill-health. We have identified a number of prioritiesfor next year:• Reduce waiting times for your treatment to 18 weeks, froma doctor’s referral to being seen by a specialist• Reduce the number of MRSA cases and other healthcareassociated infections• Invest in services that will look after our patients better at homeand in the community to reduce the need to go to hospital• Make sure that all our services are available to everyone whocould benefit from them, and ensuring that no matter wherepeople live in the city they will have the same chance of goodhealth• Improve the quality of local NHS services by involving NHS staffand the people who use our services.Key challengeWe are facing another challenging financial year in 2007-2008,but we are confident that the momentum developed during2006-2007 will be maintained and we will be able to investfurther surpluses in health services that really meet the healthneeds of our population.www.leicestercitypct.nhs.uk 17