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Friday 13 January 2017

The future of Devon's hospitals: attacking and defending the 'Success Regime'

The NHS is under increasing pressure
Theresa May's choice: give the NHS more money, or tell voters to expect worse care - Telegraph
Reality Check: Will one-third of NHS beds in England be cut? - BBC News



‘This week Simon Stevens, head of NHS England, became the latest civil servant accused of failing to believe.’ Stevens holds up a copy of the Daily Mail at a public accounts committee meeting focusing on the crisis in the health service.

Ministers can’t silence NHS concerns because people can see it unravelling | Gaby Hinsliff | Opinion | The Guardian
Britain has the shortest maternity stays and the fewest hospital beds in the EU | Daily Mail Online

Further voices are being raised to abandon the current proposals for Devon:
Councillor urges NHS executive to 'abandon' Success Regime which cost £2.7 million in six months | North Devon Journal
More calls for axing of Devon community hospital beds to stop on last day of consultation | Exeter Express and Echo
Campaign groups condemn proposed cuts to in-patients beds in Okehampton and across Devon | News | Okehampton Times

In today's local paper, these proposals have been defended:

Northern Devon Healthcare Trust chief exec Alison Diamond shares 2017 'vision' of Success Regime

By NDJLaura | Posted: January 13, 2017


Dr Alison Diamond has shared the Success Regime's "vision" and their "seven key priorities".

ANXIETY over the future of healthcare in North Devon was expressed throughout 2016 - particularly after a leaked NHS document indicated serious threat to local hospital services.

As the New Year got started the Journal asked Northern Devon Healthcare Trust to provide members of the public with an update on the progress of its Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP). 
And the trust's chief executive Dr Alison Diamond has shared the Success Regime's "vision" and their "seven key priorities".

In her statement Dr Diamond's addresses the widespread fear that the uniquely challenging landscape and geography of North Devon has not been taken into account in the draft plans.

She assures those worried that "people are fully involved in this work who are well aware of the remoteness of the Hospital".

You can read her full statement below:

"By now, you may have heard about the Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) which are being produced all across England to address how local services will evolve so they are fit for the future...

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