NHS Grampianis anNHS boardwhich forms one of the fourteen regional health boards ofNHS Scotland.It is responsible for proving health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living inAberdeen,AberdeenshireandMoray.
NHS Grampian is also very closely linked with both theUniversity of AberdeenandThe Robert Gordon University,especially in the fields of research,workforce planningand training.[3]
History
editThe health board was formed on 1 April 2004 by the amalgamation ofGrampian University Hospitals NHS Trust,Grampian Primary Care NHS TrustandGrampian Health Board.[3]The health board's headquarters are located at Summerfield House in theSummerhillarea ofAberdeen.[3]NHS Grampian consists of acute services, corporate services and threeCommunity Health Partnershipsand works closely with the local authorities.
Chief executive Richard Carey announced he was to take early retirement in November 2014. Dr Izhar Khan, chairman of the area medical committee, and Mr Norman Binnie, chairman of the consultants’ sub-committee, issued a statement claiming that loss of confidence in the executive of the board was widely held among senior clinicians. Medical director Roelf Dijkhuizen announced his intention to retire in Autumn 2014 shortly after a preliminary HIS investigation confirmed a full investigation into Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The board chairman Bill Howatson stepped down in Autumn 2014.The Deputy Chief Executive, Dr Pauline Strachan and the Director of Nursing both retired following the publication of the HIS report in November 2014.[4]A number of clinicians called on other executives to consider their positions.[5]
In 2018, following Malcolm Wright’s resignation as chief executive, NHS Grampian appointedAmanda Crofton an interim basis, who was then confirmed as new chief executive in April 2019.[6]In June 2020 Croft announced her intention to retire at the end of 2020.[7]She was succeeded by Caroline Hiscox, who had been a director since 2015, taking over the position in November 2020.[8]In April 2021, NHS Grampian invested £3.5m in three surgical robots to assist general surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and hip replacement surgery at Woodend Hospital. Robotic-assisted surgery was first introduced to Grampian NHS in 2015.[9]
Healthcare in community settings
editIn 2007 the board stated their ambition to deliver care in local communities wherever possible. To achieve this the preferred choice would be to treat patients in primary or community settings (GP practices, health centres and community hospitals).[10]
The health board is served by 89 GP Practices[11]There are various other specialist care teams that work in community settings.
There are 17community hospitalsacross Grampian where care is provided[12]including a large urban facility, theAberdeen Community Health and Care Village,which opened in 2013. Of all the health boards in Scotland, Grampian has the highest concentration of community hospitals, although they all differ in the type of services that they offer.[13]
Specialist acute hospitals
editThere are several specialist acute hospitals in the NHS Grampian region, the largest beingAberdeen Royal Infirmary,located on the Foresterhill Health Campus.Royal Aberdeen Children's HospitalandAberdeen Maternity Hospitalare also located at Foresterhill. Also located within Aberdeen areWoodend Hospital,a general hospital which houses the Department of Medicine for the Elderly among other services;Royal Cornhill Hospital,apsychiatrichospital; andCity Hospital,the location of the specialist Links Unit and several out-patient clinics.[14]
Dr Gray's Hospitalis located inElgin, Morayand is the main district hospital for that area. Also located in Elgin isThe Oaks,a palliative careday hospital.[15]
About 3% of the hospital activity in Grampian is providing treatment for people who live outwith the Grampian area.[16]
Performance
editBetween April 2014 and February 2015 the board paid out almost £3 million to private hospitals for the treatment of more than 1000 patients in order to meet waiting time targets.[17]In October 2021 Grampian NHS was the third NHS board to apply for support from the Army, preferentially with healthcare staff.[18]
References
edit- ^"NHS Grampian Postal Addresses".NHS Grampian.Retrieved25 January2020.
- ^"Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19"(PDF).NHS Grampian.Retrieved25 January2020.
- ^abc"About NHS Grampian".NHS Grampian. 9 December 2013.Retrieved8 June2014.
- ^"Report on the review of the quality of care at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary".Healthcare Improvement Scotland.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^"Calls for further high level exits at NHS Grampian as chief executive steps down".Press and Journal. 1 November 2014.Retrieved2 November2014.
- ^"NHS Grampian appoints Amanda Croft as chief executive".BBC News.12 April 2019.Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^"NHS Grampian chief executive Amanda Croft to retire".BBC News.10 June 2020.Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^"NHS Grampian chief executive named as Caroline Hiscox".BBC News.14 September 2020.Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^"NHS Grampian takes on three new surgical robots in £3.5 million investment".scotsman.Retrieved3 November2021.
- ^"Healthfit: Tomorrow's Health Today 2006/2007"(PDF).NHS Grampian. p. 7.Retrieved13 June2014.
- ^"Local Services and Clinics: General Practitioners".NHS Grampian.Retrieved8 June2014.
- ^"Community Hospitals".NHS Grampian.Retrieved7 June2014.
- ^"NHS Grampian strategy for community hospitals: 2004–2009"(PDF).NHS Grampian.Retrieved7 June2014.
- ^"NHS Grampian- Hospitals".NHS Grampian. 14 October 2013.Retrieved12 June2014.
- ^NHS Grampian- Moray Hospitals
- ^"Healthfit: Tomorrow's Health Today 2006/2007"(PDF).NHS Grampian. p. 33.Retrieved13 June2014.
- ^"NHS spends millions in private sector despite SNP 'clampdown'".Herald Scotland. 18 April 2015.Retrieved13 July2015.
- ^"Covid Scotland: NHS Grampian becomes third health board to request help from the army".scotsman.Retrieved3 November2021.
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