Urgent Care Service Design and Development

The Urgent Care Service Development Group is made up of a range of stakeholders from the following groups:

• Clinical representation: primary and secondary care
• Commissioning representation (local NHS Trusts)
• Managerial representation: primary and secondary care
  
• Public Health
  
• Patient/user representation
  
• Voluntary and community organisations

The group has a range of objectives to improve urgent care services throughout the Bristol region. These include developing a plan that:

• works towards a no delays system for both inpatient and outpatient care
• improves health outcomes and patient experience for children and young people by provides care closer to home wherever possible
• maintains a focus on prevention, timely diagnosis, rapid access to specialist treatment where needed and facilitated discharge
• are appropriate to the needs of children from all sections of the community

Urgent Care Service Design and Development Leads

Clinical Lead: Dr Stephen Rawstorne
Management Lead: Tim Wye

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Service Design and Development - NHS Staff only