Over the 29th and 30th October 2015, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust acted as host to an international two day event for delegates from all over Europe including: Italy; Spain; Portugal; Belgium; Germany; Latvia and Estonia. The event was held in collaboration with HOPE (European Hospital and Healthcare Federation) and its UK Partner, the NHS European office, which is part of the NHS Confederation. At the ‘European Exchange Study Visit’ held at Darent Valley Hospital, delegates heard from some of the most influential people in healthcare today about how policy and innovation is changing the way that patient care is delivered by the NHS. The event was themed around how to maintain and improve the quality of care delivered to patients across Europe, including ensuring patients receive compassionate care.

Ali Strowman, Deputy Director of Nursing and Co-ordinating Host said: “This is an extremely exciting event and one that we feel privileged to host. In partnership with HOPE and the NHS Confederation we have been able to deliver a programme that includes speakers who help shape today’s healthcare including: Professor Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Care Quality Commission; Jackie Smith, NMC Chief Executive and Registrar; Jan Sobieraj, Managing Director of the NHS Leadership Academy and Dr Johnny Marshall OBE, Director of Policy, NHS Confederation.”

The European Exchange Study Visit has given us the opportunity to share with our partners in the rest of Europe how healthcare is structured, funded, delivered and regulated in England. We also heard from the leaders of Trusts and CCGs who provided a local perspective on how healthcare is constantly adapting to change in order to continue to deliver the best possible care in the communities they serve.

Elisabetta Zanon, Director, NHS European Office, said: “Our work with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and HOPE has helped to showcase the NHS as a model for patient care to Europe. Many of the challenges faced by the NHS are also felt by health systems across Europe. Our work with HOPE is important to facilitate the collaboration between NHS leaders and peers in Europe, sharing insights that can improve care and keep health systems, here and abroad sustainable.”

This two- day event signals a positive collaborative future for NHS Trusts and colleagues from across Europe to work together to address the challenges facing the health sector today.

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Presentations 30 October

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The Oulu Healthcare Ecosystem headquarters is in the University campus that hosts over 100 organisations involved in the field, key stakeholders and about 8.000 employees, making it a centre of excellence weather at the global and local level. The heart of the campus is represented by Oulu University Hospital (OYS), which is responsible for offering highly specialised medical care in the Northern Finland. Its services cover more than the 50% of national territory and are addressed to 730.000 inhabitants. OYS treats approximately 123.000 patients per year and employs 7.000 healthcare professionals.

The main projects carried out by Oulu Healthcare Ecosystem and financed at the national level are called AVAUS and INKA. They define and model regional and national social welfare and healthcare services with the support of technological solutions. In addition, a further programme called INDICO produces a “roadmap” of different possibilities to support individualised health and wellbeing processes. Its aim is to find out a way to better utilise personal health data.

During the study tour, participants had the possibility to understand the way the Healthcare Ecosystem is designed in order to meet the needs and challenges of the future, how the testing laboratory is connected to serve the university hospital activity and how the Oulu University Hospital will be renovated by 2030. The goal is to enhance the processes, increase productivity of work and improve patient safety and quality. Renovation programme was launched in 2010 with the opening of the new building for day surgery. It offers modern outpatient facilities, digital infrastructure and automated logistics, including a patient guiding system. The next step in the rebuilding scheme, which was already planned, is the new hospital for women and children.

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The Estonian purchaser-provider system in health care financing has been internationally recognized as a very effective, transparent and accountable one, thus giving the participants of the study tour a good understanding in:

• development of a health care financing system;
• contracting health care services through a strictly regulated, yet flexible relations;
• purchasing health services through needs assessment;
• managing capped contracts on a hospital level;
• and last but not least – communicating all above mentioned information through electronic channels.

More information and presentations:
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