NHS England and NHS Improvement

NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Charities

Emma Easton

Head of Voluntary Partnerships

15th May 2019

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Despite growing pressures, the NHS is efficient and equitable, and continues to improve

The system operates under considerable pressure

• Helps over 20 million mental health service users a year1

• Conducts 5 million GP consultations per week2

• Serves over 1 million patients3, delivers 1,900 babies4, admits 64,000 people to A&E1, completes 28,000 operations a day1

We continue to improve in specific areas

• Waiting times are lower than a decade ago (although slowly rising)7

• Annual cancer survival rates are improving8

• Heart attack and stroke deaths have tumbled (total CVD mortality is down 68% since 1980)7

The NHS is more efficient that the rest of the economy

• In 2016-17 healthcare productivity grew by 3.0%, more than treble the rate achieved across the wider UK economy

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However, international comparisons suggest areas for improvement exist

Source: Nuffield Trust Report – How Good is the NHS? (2018)

Diabetes

Kidney disease

Suicide

Patient experience

COPD

Heart attack

Amenable mortality

Birth

Breast cancer

Colorectal cancer

Lung cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Stroke

Lower respiratory tract infection

Above average performance

Below average performance, but improving

Below average performance

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We engaged with a wide range of stakeholders across 17 workstreams

5,427Readers of blogs about

the Long Term Plan

17Workstreams focused on

life course, clinical priorities and enablers

3.5 millionIndividuals or

organisational members represented through

submissions

21,788Views of the online

discussion guide

200Distinct engagement

events

500Direct submissions by

letter or email

2,000+Submissions via the

online forum

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The NHS Long Term Plan sets out how we will invest the funding commitment from government

Do things differently, through a new service model1

Take more action on prevention and health inequalities2

Improve care quality and outcomes for major conditions3

Ensure that NHS staff get the backing that they need4

Make better use of data and digital technology5

Ensure we get the most out of taxpayers’ investment in the NHS6

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Volunteering in the Long Term Plan

• Greater access for younger volunteers e.g. #iwill

• Programmes in deprived areas

• Inclusive volunteering opportunities – especially mental health, learning disabilities and autism

• Scale volunteering programmes across the country e.g. Helpforce

• Double the number of NHS volunteers over the next three years.

Presentation title

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A civic core

Source: TSRC (2012)

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Why volunteering??

The future of volunteering in the NHS

Patients, carers, family• Patient experience• Experience of families and carers• Better support• Improved outcomes

Services• Reduced pressure• Impact on productivity• Length of stay, discharge, speed of

being attended to, reduced need for clinical staff

Volunteer• Better health and wellbeing• Giving something back• Increased knowledge, skills,

confidence• Route into employment

Staff• Reduced pressure• Knowing that patients are supported• Improved experience

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NHS Charities and Volunteering

Presentation title

Now:

• Celebrate, value and make more of what we have already.

• Half the adult population would consider health volunteering if asked. Why don’t they?

Future?

• Where does volunteering best ‘fit’?

• How can we develop the untapped pool of potential resource?

• What wider benefits could be realised?

• Links with community, different possible roles?

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Partnerships with the voluntary sector in the Long Term Plan

• Role of the VCSE integral throughout LTP

• Support delivery of national and local priorities

• Commitment to “continue to commission, partner with and champion local charities, social enterprises and community interest companies providing services and support to vulnerable and at-risk groups.”

Presentation title

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The VCSE sector and

partnerships in health and

care

• 132,000 registered charities in England*

• 50% income <£10k; 80% income <£100k

• How can VCSE organisations support delivery of the LTP?

• Voice and influence (e.g. ICS representation)

• Partners in delivery (e.g. ParkinsonsUK model)

• Volunteers (e.g. Red Cross, Age UK)

• Trusts working in partnership with the VCSE sector?

Presentation title

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NHS Charities and VCSE Partnerships

Presentation title

• How are you currently working with the VCSE sector?

• Case study – dementia diagnosis and support

• What other opportunities are there?

• Developing partnerships – importance of local infrastructure https://navca.org.uk/find-a-member-1

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The NHS as an ‘Anchor Institution’

Presentation title

• Employer of 1.4m people, £114bn budget

• Creating social value in local communities

What more can be done to support:

• Purchasing of goods and services locally

• Good practice with suppliers of goods and services

• Employment

• Apprenticeships

• Supporting charities

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