Developing new models of care in the world's oldest universal healthcare system Howard Lyons Managing Director Healthcare UK
The UK was the first country to establish universal coverage for every citizen This is the biggest single experiment in social service that the world has ever undertaken Aneurin Bevan, Minister of Health, 5 th July 1948 founded in 1948 to provide universal healthcare free at the point of use is still the world s largest publically funded healthcare system has become one of the most efficient healthcare providers globally the UK spends 9.3% of GDP on healthcare, less than half that of the USA
The NHS in numbers The UK Population 62.6m GDP $2.6tr Spend on healthcare Medical staff Facilities Per capita (total) $3,405 % of GDP 9.3 % Per capita (government) $2,919 Private healthcare (as a % of total) 16.1% Management cost 3% International rank 1 st of 11 Doctors per 10,000 27.43 Total doctors in England c125,000 Number of GPs c42,000 Patients per GP 1480 Total nurses in England c330,000 GP surgeries and health centres 8,400 Acute hospital trusts in England (2014) 160 Hospital beds in the UK (2012) c179,000
In 2014, the NHS was named the best healthcare system
The UK is an incubator for innovation and new technology 1962 1983 2013 1958 1978 2011 1953 1973 2000
The NHS: from 1948 to now Life expectancy: rising 5hrs every day No. people who died before age 65 NHS staff c.1.4m Males 79 48% 14% 144,000 Females 83 1948 Now 1948 Now 1. http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/making-ourhealth-and-care-systems-fit-ageing-population 2. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lifetables/interim-lifetables/2010-2012/index.html 3. http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/media/1779231/hee_nhs65.pdf & http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/4174/annual-censusheadcount-figures-shows-increased-numbers-in-the-nhsworkforce-compared-to-last-year
The NHS has achieved a lot & delivers more than ever
The NHS strengths and challenges Strengths Millions of contacts with patients each year Stewardship Regulation Professional ethos and high levels of patient trust Improvements Financing Financing quality of care, e.g. for older people and those with long term conditions Skilled Service clinicians, with professional Provision ethos Strong ties to local communities Resource Generation Resource Generation Challenges Services that don t always fit together & can be confusing to navigate Unwarranted variability in quality and access to services Changing public expectations, demographics and nature of disease Health Status People want more involvement in their health and care Loyalty to hospitals irrespective of care delivered when more can be done away from hospital settings
NHS Five Year Forward View published in 2014: 3 gaps that need to be addressed over the next 5 years
Five Year Forward View: search for new models of care The NHS is now taking decisive steps to transition towards better care models, acknowledging that these need to Two key new models of care being trialled and evaluated are: Multispecialty Community Providers Manage systems/networks of care, not just organisations Deliver more care out of hospital Integrate services around the patient Learn faster, from the best examples from around the world Evaluate success to ensure value for money Primary and Acute Care Systems
Multispecialty community providers
Primary and acute care systems
Other areas of focus include: Urgent and emergency care networks Modern maternity services Specialised service provision Enhanced health in care homes Sustainable smaller hospitals Test Beds programme trialling combinatorial innovation in live situations across up to five NHS test bed sites NHS Innovation Accelerator programme enabling diffusion of tried and tested innovation across the NHS
Embracing innovation & technology Advanced imaging for rapid diagnostics and treatment Big data Disease registries Outcome assessment Healthcare planning Telehealth Telecare mhealth AHSNs and Accelerators Genomics and personalised medicine
What is Healthcare UK?
Healthcare UK: provides a single gateway into the UK network of industry, NHS and academia catalyses the creation of UK consortia to respond to overseas requirements facilitates government-to-government initiatives promotes the UK s capabilities overseas
UK organisations offer outstanding expertise across healthcare Clinical services Infrastructure Education & training Digital health Health systems
Major overseas institutions are working with the UK
Many government-to-government agreements are in place
Last year Healthcare UK worked with 9 priority countries. Turkey Kuwait China Brazil Hong Kong Saudi Arabia Oman UAE India
and is assessing interest in Africa, South America and SE Asia Mexico North Africa Nigeria Columbia Indonesia Chile Peru South Africa
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