Our staff - Leicestershire and Rutland

We achieved this tremendous milestone by reducing ourexpenditure, making one-off savings and through effectivepartnership working with other NHS organisations and LeicesterCity Council, and because of the hard work and dedication ofour staff. The Turnaround Plan - our 18 month programme toensure that we are able to meet the health needs of the peopleof Leicester within the available resources - will help us to deliverlong-term savings by changing the way we work.We are now working towards increasing the surplus to bedelivered at the end of the financial year 2007-2008.This is very important as a surplus will provide the foundationfor future investment in services that will deliver clear healthimprovements for our population.2. Fitness for purposeOur management arrangements were reviewed just three monthsafter being established. We performed well considering the scaleof change that we had undertaken in this short time. There wereareas identified for improvement and these have been addressedthrough action plans.3. Delivering the national targetsDelivering the demanding set of national targets has beenparticularly difficult during this period of reorganisation as thetable below shows.1.2.3.4.5.6.National targetReducing health inequalities:Smoking CessationReducing waiting timesto 18 weeksAccess to sexual healthservicesChoose and BookReducing MRSACancer waitsDetailed targetHelping 2,368 people to quit smoking(measured after 4 weeks)97% of inpatients to be treated within 20weeks91% within 48 hours90% of GP referrals booked by March 200779 MRSA casesTwo month wait from GP referralto treatment 95%One month wait from diagnosisto treatment 98%Our actual performance2,10294%82%33%9397.8%99.8%---✗✗✓✓- Underachieved ✗Not met ✓Met the targetFor more information about the performance of the Primary Care Trusts in Leicester, visit the HealthcareCommission website at www.healthcarecommission.org.ukwww.leicestercitypct.nhs.uk 9