Elective Recovery
What is Elective Care Recovery?
In March 2020 the NHS paused elective services due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as a result, many routine outpatient appointments and operations were paused, this has since led to an unprecedented number of patients on NHS waiting lists. Despite herculean efforts from teams, nationally we continue to see patients waiting far longer for their care, impacting quality of life.
In February 2022, the NHS released its plans for tackling the Covid-19 backlog of Elective Care.
For more information please see Tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care
How is HNY delivering Elective Care Recovery?
CAP leads the Elective Care Recovery programme for Humber and
North Yorkshire ICB.
System partners have been working hard to ensure that patients receive
the best quality care, in a timely manner, and in the right place, provided by the most appropriate person.
To do so, we are focused on maximising core capacity and ensuring
operational excellence.
Our priorities
- Improved theatre productivity including workforce optimisation
- Asset utilisation to increase efficiencies and productivity, including the implementation of surgical hubs
- Ensure the realisation of Targeted Investment Fund (TIF) scheme initiatives, which will supplement the NHS resources available within the system
- Optimisation of perioperative care to ensure timely throughput, identification of risk, standardisation of delivery and implementation of digital
models to enhance care - Transforming the way outpatient care is delivered, considering new models of care and alternative modes of delivery
- Moving towards an “NHS first approach”
- Mobilisation of Elective Clinical Networks to support high volume, low complexity specialities in Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) delivery
How we will deliver these ambitions
An established PMO is in place to deliver the Elective ambitions, led by programme Director
Nicola Sett.
Here she talks about about her role in driving elective care recovery
‘‘As the Elective Programme Director, I oversee and manage the delivery of the elective care programme within HNY, leading initiatives to transform and improve elective care services.
My role is to work proactively and collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure support for the programme.
I lead a team who work with our four Trusts and wider partners to ensure the programme meets its objectives, utilising best practice methodologies to manage day-to-day deliverables and ensuring the programme is delivered to a high-quality standard and positively impacts healthcare delivery, ensuring the patient is at the heart of all our improvements.’’
Main workstreams
Our workstreams to deliver the programme of work are:
- Tactical operations
- Outpatient transformation
- Clinical networks ( there are 8 established networks)
- Learning disabilities
Our Achievements (Dec 2024):