{"id":7753,"date":"2025-01-20T10:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/?p=7753"},"modified":"2025-01-27T14:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T14:59:38","slug":"how-vanguard-surgical-hubs-can-help-tackle-nhs-backlogs-under-the-new-uk-government-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/how-vanguard-surgical-hubs-can-help-tackle-nhs-backlogs-under-the-new-uk-government-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hvernig Surgical Hubs geta hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 NHS backlogs samkv\u00e6mt n\u00fdju bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnar\u00e1\u00e6tluninni"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Newcastle-modular-theatres-close-crop-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/case-study\/the-newcastle-westgate-cataract-centre-newcastle-upon-tyne-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust\/\">Newcastle Westgate Cataract Center<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spennandi og metna\u00f0arfullar n\u00fdjar \u00e1\u00e6tlanir hafa veri\u00f0 kynntar af breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rninni sem mi\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir skipunum og a\u00f0ger\u00f0um \u00e1 NHS sj\u00fakrah\u00fasum.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dear sem bi\u00f0listar eru n\u00fa um 7,5 millj\u00f3nir, \u00fear sem meira en \u00ferj\u00e1r millj\u00f3nir manna hafa be\u00f0i\u00f0 lengur en 18 vikna markmi\u00f0i\u00f0, tilkynnti r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin \u00ed vikunni n\u00fdjar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 draga \u00far eftirs\u00f3ttinni, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al stofnun fleiri samf\u00e9lagsbundinna greiningarst\u00f6\u00f0va og vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0a mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0vum til a\u00f0 gera meiri me\u00f0fer\u00f0 utan sj\u00fakrah\u00fasa kleift.<\/p>\n<p>Samf\u00e9lagsgreiningarst\u00f6\u00f0var mi\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla sj\u00faklinga hra\u00f0ar, n\u00e6r heimili og \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 treysta \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fas. A\u00f0 st\u00e6kka neti\u00f0 til a\u00f0 innihalda fleiri CDC mun veita allt a\u00f0 h\u00e1lfri millj\u00f3n vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar stefnum\u00f3tum \u00e1 hverju \u00e1ri, er \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Samkv\u00e6mt \u00e1\u00e6tlunum ver\u00f0a fleiri skur\u00f0stofur einnig b\u00fanar til til a\u00f0 einbeita s\u00e9r a\u00f0 algengum, minna fl\u00f3knum a\u00f0ger\u00f0um, eins og augasteinsa\u00f0ger\u00f0um og sumum b\u00e6klunarvinnu. \u00deessar mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var - eins og \u00fe\u00e6r sem \u00e1\u00f0ur voru b\u00fanar til af Vanguard Healthcare Solutions \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/case-study\/the-newcastle-westgate-cataract-centre-newcastle-upon-tyne-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust\/#:~:text=The%20Vanguard%20solution&amp;text=This%20collaborative%20exercise%20saw%20the,as%20storage%20and%20utility%20rooms.\">Newcastle Westgate Cataract Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/bespoke-ophthalmic-hub-installed-at-royal-preston-hospital\/\">Royal Preston<\/a> og ver\u00f0launin tilnefnd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/case-study\/surgical-hub-first-year-performance-figures-south-warwickshire-university-nhs-ft\/\">South Warwickshire h\u00e1sk\u00f3li NHS FT<\/a> - eru afgirt fr\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum hlutum sp\u00edtalans. \u00deetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 t\u00edmi skur\u00f0stofu tapast ekki ef ney\u00f0artilvik koma upp.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1\u00e6tlanirnar mi\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00e6kka l\u00f6ngum bi\u00f0um um n\u00e6stum h\u00e1lfa millj\u00f3n \u00e1 n\u00e6stu 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um og a\u00f0 92% sj\u00faklinga hefji me\u00f0fer\u00f0, e\u00f0a ver\u00f0i gefin \u00fat innan 18 vikna \u00ed lok \u00feessa \u00feings.<\/p>\n<p>Einnig me\u00f0al \u00e1\u00e6tlana er stofnun samstarfssamnings milli \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0a geirans og NHS. Samstarfi\u00f0 sta\u00f0festir gagnkv\u00e6ma skuldbindingu NHS og \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0s geira til a\u00f0 vinna saman a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 valkv\u00e6\u00f0a um\u00f6nnun og st\u00e6kka svi\u00f0 sameiginlegrar vinnu. \u00dear ver\u00f0ur l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1hersla \u00e1 b\u00e6klunara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir \u00e1 li\u00f0um og kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3maa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n<p>Forstj\u00f3ri Vanguard Healthcare Solutions, Chris Blackwell-Frost, fagna\u00f0i \u00e1formunum og sag\u00f0i: <\/p>\n<p>\u201eVanguard er, og hefur alltaf veri\u00f0, einbeitt algj\u00f6rlega a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Fars\u00edma-, m\u00e1t- og starfsmannalausnir okkar hafa me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1rangri stutt NHS til a\u00f0 veita nau\u00f0synlega um\u00f6nnun sj\u00faklinga \u00ed meira en 25 \u00e1r.<\/p>\n<p>\u201e\u00cd dag erum vi\u00f0 stolt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera einn af \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0u veitendum sem hafa undirrita\u00f0 \u00feennan n\u00fdja og mikilv\u00e6ga samstarfssamning vi\u00f0 NHS, sem sta\u00f0festir lofor\u00f0 okkar um a\u00f0 vinna saman a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skila bestu m\u00f6gulegu ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um sj\u00faklinga.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eSem heilbrig\u00f0isstofnanir h\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 lengi deilt s\u00f6mu \u00e1herslum og markmi\u00f0um; a\u00f0 vinna \u00f3a\u00f0finnanlega saman a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 besta og \u00f6ruggasta umhverfi\u00f0 fyrir me\u00f0fer\u00f0 og um\u00f6nnun sj\u00faklinga og tryggja a\u00f0 sem flestir f\u00e1i \u00feetta eins t\u00edmanlega og h\u00e6gt er.<\/p>\n<p>\u201e\u00deessar n\u00fdju \u00e1\u00e6tlanir setja fram hvernig, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vinna saman og me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skapa vi\u00f0b\u00f3targetu innan NHS - hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00ed formi vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar CDCs, skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0va e\u00f0a a\u00f0sto\u00f0a vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fatvega reyndan og h\u00e6fu hj\u00fakrunar- og stu\u00f0ningsstarfsmenn - vi\u00f0 getur hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 NHS samstarfsm\u00f6nnum okkar a\u00f0 draga \u00far bi\u00f0t\u00edma og skila enn meiri h\u00e1g\u00e6\u00f0a nau\u00f0synlegri um\u00f6nnun sj\u00faklinga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smelltu h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an til a\u00f0 lesa n\u00fdlega \u00fatgefna hv\u00edtb\u00f3k okkar sem ber titilinn, &quot;A\u00f0 draga \u00far bi\u00f0listum, afla fj\u00e1r, b\u00e6ta l\u00edf: a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 f\u00f3t skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0armi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0&quot;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/Reducing waiting lists, generating funds, improving lives: establishing a surgical hub\">Smelltu h\u00e9r<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00dear sem bi\u00f0listar eru n\u00fa um 7,5 millj\u00f3nir, \u00fear sem meira en \u00ferj\u00e1r millj\u00f3nir manna hafa be\u00f0i\u00f0 lengur en 18 vikna markmi\u00f0i\u00f0, tilkynnti r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin \u00ed vikunni n\u00fdjar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 draga \u00far eftirs\u00f3ttinni, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al stofnun fleiri samf\u00e9lagsbundinna greiningarst\u00f6\u00f0va og vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0a mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0vum til a\u00f0 gera meiri me\u00f0fer\u00f0 utan sj\u00fakrah\u00fasa kleift.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"[]"},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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