Fiona Thow and Erika Denton presentation from seven day working in diagnostics event, 4 March 2013 #7dayDiagnostics

1. From pockets of excellence to
widespread adoption
Fiona Thow,
National Director, NHS Improvement

5. W ha t d o y o u think the ma in b a rrie rs a re to imp le me nting /
e xte nd ing 7 d a y wo rk ing ?
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Financial Recruitment Patients will not Lack of staff Other
constraints shortages want to attend willingness

6. Everyone Counts • Offer 1: NHS services, seven
days a week
• 1.14 The NHS will move
towards routine services
being available seven days a
week. This is essential to
offer a much more patient-
focused service and also
offers the opportunity to
improve clinical outcomes
and reduce costs.

7. Everyone Counts
• Offer 1: NHS services, seven days a
week
• 1.15 As a first stage, the review will
focus on improving diagnostics4 and
urgent and emergency care. It will
include the consequences of the non-
availability of clinical services across
the seven day week and provide
proposals for improvements to any
shortcomings

8. “Ask the Audience!”
• What are the real barriers to spread?
• How can we overcome them?
– Locally
– Nationally