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Strategic Aim
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Our future partner needs to demonstrate
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To identify an FT who can share their experience and best practice in service and strategy development to meet acute healthcare needs of a rural population and overcome challenges for healthcare access
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It understands the challenges of providing acute care in a rural setting and is able to make an ongoing commitment to meeting the healthcare needs and improving access to services for the population of north Cumbria.
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To identify an FT who will maximise the clinical and financial benefits and sustainability of specialist services in the Trust’s portfolio of services
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It has a good track record in delivering high quality specialist healthcare services and a shared ethos on how the new organisation can improve the quality, capacity and efficiency of those services to ensure that the people of north Cumbria continue to receive the best care
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To form a collaborative approach both to the transaction and the new organisation Trust in terms of clinical leadership and organisational design
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It supports joint working and a shared clinical leadership between the two organisations going forward, recognises the importance of the West Cumbria voice and has a good track record of staff engagement on service changes.
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To identify a partner with a good cultural fit with shared or complementary approaches to patient care and staff engagements and a shared understanding of the organisational values
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It understands our organisational culture and shares our vision for delivering high quality patient care through collaboration with patients and staff.
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It understands our organisational culture and shares our vision for delivering high quality patient care through collaboration with patients and staff.
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It will continue to develop the workforce through improved training and education for all staff, e.g. a proven track record in recruiting junior doctors, innovative approaches on improving skill mix within the nursing staff, focus on a multi-disciplinary workforce
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To be acquired by an FT with excellent independent quality recognition through strong performance against external regulatory and statutory requirements
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It delivers high quality care and can prove this through independent external assessment and will work with us to ensure that the people of north Cumbria continue to receive quality healthcare
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To be acquired by an FT with a base of strong quality standards – for example around 18 week waiting times, better care better value outcomes, MRSA and C-Diff rates etc.
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It has a good record in delivering those things that matter to patients such as ensuring that they are seen within 18 weeks of referral and reducing the risk of hospital infections
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To be acquired by an FT with a long track record of positive compliance with the Monitor regulatory framework
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It has a long track record for meeting the requirements of being a Foundation Trust
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