Our vision
Our guiding principles
Health Strategy
Health Strategy Refresh
Update on 2010-2011 targets
Health Strategy Consultation 2008
Health Conference 2008
Our vision
Our vision is simple. We want the best for local people – the best health, the best health care, a health service fit for the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The best health: we want to improve life expectancy for local people, enable them to live independently for as long as possible and reduce significantly the health care inequalities that some of our communities face
The best health care: we want people to have access to the highest standards of care in the way we would want for our friends and families;
A health service fit for the East Riding of Yorkshire: we want a health service which suits the dispersed, largely rural nature of our communities, with services which make full use of new technology and clinical advances to provide more accessible, local services.
Our guiding principles
Our Health Strategy covers all health services from birth to death. It is guided by six principles:
Encouraging healthier lifestyles.
Services focused on the individual and his or her carer.
Moving services closer to patients.
Changes led by local health professionals such as doctors, nurses and therapists.
Working with other organisations.
Delivering measurable improvements.
Health Strategy 2009
The Health Strategy gives details of our healthcare vision for the future and sets out a ‘cradle to grave’ strategy under ten priority areas showing how we plan to provide healthcare from birth through to end of life. This is based on local health needs, our experience of providing healthcare in East Riding of Yorkshire, and feedback from patients and the public.
Our ten priority areas are:
Life expectancy
Health inequalities
Staying healthy
Maternity and the newborn
Children’s services
Long term conditions
Planned care
Urgent care
Mental health
End of life care
Click the link below to view our Health Strategy, which was produced in partnership with the East Riding of Yorkshire Council:
Health Strategy April 2009
Health Strategy refresh 2010
In partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, we recently completed a Health Strategy Refresh, this document can be viewed below:
Joint Health Strategy - Chapter 1
Joint Health Strategy - Chapter 2, Section 1
Joint Health Strategy - Section 2
Joint Health Strategy - Appendix
For the Equalities Impact Assessment Click Here
Update on 2010-2011 targets
This update was discussed at our June 2011 Board Meeting. Click here to view the 2010-2011 updates.
Health Strategy Consultation 2008
When planning our joint Health Strategy, we conducted a formal public consultation to gain the views of our local population and stakeholders about our proposals. Feedback to the consultation was discussed at our Board meeting on 5th February 2009. Key documents are below:
Health Strategy Consultation Outcome Report
Appendix 1 - Formal List of Consultees - 2008
Appendix 2 - Analysis report final
Appendix 3 - Feedback
Health Conference 2008
As part of our engagement on priorities, we also held a Health Conference in July 2008, prior to the formal consultation on the Health Strategy proposals. Below are the priorities that were identified by stakeholders at the conference:
Proposals for Staying Healthy:
Reducing obesity
Reducing tobacco consumption
Addressing alcohol consumption
Reducing health inequalities
Proposals for Maternity and the Newborn:
Promoting earlier access to safe services
Increase uptake and duration of breast feeding
Earlier identification of postnatal depression
Targeted midwifery support where needed
Proposals for Long Term Conditions:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Coronary vascular disease (including Stroke)
Diabetes
Neurological disorders
Proposals for Children’s Services:
Improved access to sexual health services
Reducing teenage pregnancy
Increased knowledge on, and reducing usage of, alcohol
Reducing obesity
Proposals for Mental Health:
Improve the overall wellbeing of patients with dementia
Improve the ability of individuals with a learning disability to contribute actively to their own care
Improved access to crisis resolution/early intervention services
Services for individuals with depression
Proposals for Planned Care:
Direct GP access to diagnostics
Moving more services from secondary to primary care
Reduction in waiting times
Reduction in healthcare acquired infections
Proposals for Urgent Care:
Offering a wider range of venues for the treatment of Minor Injuries
More care provided in patient’s own home
Implementation of Neighbourhood Health Teams
Single point of contact
Proposals for End of Life Care:
Choice of place of death
Improved support for carers/ families/ close friends
Improved support to self manage symptoms
Working with other organisations to ensure all social/health needs are met