Review of acute hospital services in the Mid - Health Service Executive

Review of acute hospital services in HSE Mid-West
An action plan for acute and community services
• Undertaking an estates review to assess compliance of the current programme with the
new model of acute and community care and managing any future capital investment
and disinvestment in the Mid-West; and
• Ensuring resources are identified and made available to support the transitional
arrangements and any capital and revenue implications of the Mid-West transformation
programme.
Using best practice standards for clinical change management
Most clinical and organisational change occurs incrementally and slowly. Most health
professionals have experience at this level, very few have any exposure to, or confidence in,
a whole system change.
This implementation programme is a whole system change. We have developed a unique
understanding and expertise in mentoring health planners, clinicians, acute service and
community organisations through whole system change, using best practice standards as the
basis for that change, from initial understanding, to clinical engagement, skills transfer, action
planning and on into implementation.
The implementation plan for the Mid-West needs to be drawn up with these characteristics in
mind.
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