Unscheduled Care In NHS Fife

Dr Brian Montgomery

Medical Director

Unscheduled Care

24/7 arrangements to provide unplanned care

Primary Care In hours 0800h – 1800h Out of Hours – evenings, overnight and weekends

Secondary Care 24/7

Partner Organisations

Safe

Effective

Person Centred

Efficient

Timely

Equitable

Unscheduled care considerations

SAFE Safety of Patients Safety of Staff

EFFECTIVE Quality of Care Clinical Linkages Sustainability Cost Effectiveness

PERSON CENTRED Access Geography

Patient

Partners in Unscheduled Care

Patient

Unscheduled care considerations

NHS Fife’s current model needs to change

Clinical standards

Clinical linkages

Safety

The challenge for today

What is the best service configuration for

unscheduled care to meet the needs of the

population served by NHS Fife?