This document summarizes priorities and changes for the NHS Cluster in the West Midlands region. It discusses focusing on high quality, safe, and efficient healthcare while managing the transformation of the NHS through strategies like prevention and early intervention. Key priorities include reducing infections, avoidable deaths, and pressure ulcers. The transition plan involves PCTs transitioning responsibilities to clinical commissioning groups and local offices of the NHS Commissioning Board. The future brings more challenges but also opportunities for greater patient and public involvement.

1. Strengthening the patient voice
West Bromwich Albion
5 July 2012
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2. Andy Williams
Interim Senior Responsible Officer, Sandwell
and West Birmingham CCG

3. Richard Nugent
Non Executive Director
Black Country NHS Cluster of PCTs
5 July 2012
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4. The NHS is changing –
more now than ever before.
Priorities for the Cluster in
this vital year...
-High quality, safe, efficient health services for local people
- Managing the transformation of your NHS

5. Quality and Safety – still top of our agenda
• Reducing healthcare acquired
infections
• Reducing avoidable deaths
• Reducing pressure ulcers
• Eliminating ‘never events’
• Improving the patient experience

6. Our strategy is based on Objectives
Shared Strategic transformation
Prevention and early intervention
Supporting people to manage their own health and
Transformational goals
wellbeing
Care closer to home
Joined up care
Highest quality and “right” sized hospital care
Innovation and market shaping
Quality priorities 6

7. Managing the Transformation
Transition to
Individual PCTs Flip Future
Cluster
Public Health
3 Birmingham PCTs
(+ Sandwell PCT) Commissioning Support Service
Clinical Commissioning Groups
Local Office (NHS Commissioning Board)
Solihull PCT
NHS Property Co.
Up to 2010 2011 April 2012 2012 and beyond

8. The Future?
• This change is already happening
• More challenges to come for your NHS
• We are committed to
‘No Decision About Me, Without Me’
• New opportunities for patients and the
public to get involved and have a voice
• We want you to come with us on
this journey

9. Thank You