Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a provider of community services to a population of about 882,000 in Norfolk. It was established under the Transforming Community Services initiative. It comprises the community services previously run by Norfolk Primary Care Trust.
| Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust | |
|---|---|
| Type | NHS trust |
| Headquarters | Bowthorpe Road Norwich NR2 3TU[1] |
| Staff | 2,053[2] |
| Website | www |
It employs 2,250 full-time equivalent members of staff. Roisin Fallon-Williams was appointed chief executive in March 2015.[3] in succession to Michael Scott.[4] Lisa Christensen, former head of Norfolk County Council's children's services department resigned after two weeks as a non-executive member of the board in November 2014.[5]
It is part of a joint venture with West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust which took over the provision of community care in Suffolk from Serco in October 2015.[6]
Performance
editThe trust was rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in 2018. "There were many notable examples of outstanding practice… We saw examples where patients had become members of steering groups and attended staff mandatory training days to provide patient perspectives to staff."[7]
In 2022 it set up a remote monitoring service using Inhealthcare software to help increase life expectancy and quality of life for patients diagnosed with heart failure. Patients will monitor their own vital signs at home and relay the readings to clinicians, who will intervene if they provide any cause for concern. This should produce significant reductions in hospital bed days, A&E attendances, GP visits, travel to hospitals and out-of-hours appointments.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Contact the Trust". Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19" (PDF). Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Nurse appointed chief exec of Norfolk community trust". Nursing Times. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Five minutes with ... Michael Scott, chief executive of Norfolk community health and care NHS trust". Guardian. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Lisa Christensen: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust chief quits". BBC News. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Suffolk's community healthcare back in NHS hands after Serco's three-year control". East Anglian Times. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Community trust with 'passionate' leaders rated outstanding". Health Service Journal. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "NHS expands remote monitoring service for heart failure patients". Building Better Healthcare. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.