Bradford Trust Today May 10 - Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS ...

STRATEGY LOOKS TO THE FUTUREAFTER YEAR OF SUCCESSIsn’t it great working for a Trust which isgoing places?Not only have we invested £millions inimproving patient care over the past fouryears but since 2003 the Trust has fastbeen developing a reputation as a centreof excellence and a teaching hospital withfantastic research facilities and excitingprojects.Spearheading this work is the wide-rangingstrategy launched last year with the aim oftaking our services forward into a new era.Better Medicine, Better Health sets out anambitious programme of improvementbetween 2008 and 2014 that will keep usat the forefront of clinical innovation andquality.As the strategy marks the start of its secondyear, Trust Today wants to update you onwhat we are doing and what has beenachieved so far.This edition looks at the Trust as a nationallyrecognised centre of excellence for educationand applied health research.BRADFORD AS A TEACHING HOSPITALSince 2003 the Trust has worked hard at creating an excellentreputation for our hospital, its research, medical and trainingfacilities.The training of new doctors from the Universities of Leeds andBradford is of the utmost importance and firm links have beenestablished.Field House continues to be developed as a state-of-the-art facilityand the opening of the Sovereign Lecture Theatre has created aperfect meeting place for lectures and conferences. This has enabledus to bring the best and most influential clinicians, politicians andresearchers to Bradford to discuss and debate the nation’s health andthe latest healthcare developments.BRADFORD NAMED AS A HOST ORGANISATION FORCOUNTRY’S LARGEST HIECBradford Teaching Hospitals is at the heart of a new NHSYorkshire and the Humber group awarded £3million to boostinnovation and productivity.The Yorkshire and Humber Health Innovation & Education Cluster(HIEC) is the largest of 17 new nationally-funded initiatives thatwill combine the expertise of the NHS, universities and peoplewho work in the industry.This initiative will make not only the NHS in the Yorkshire andHumber region, but Bradford Teaching Hospitals, internationalleaders in the development and introduction of best practices andtechnologies in healthcare.The Trust will also be closely involved with the drive to improve thedevelopment of high quality care and services across the region.The benefits of the world-leading innovation and research carriedout in the Yorkshire and Humber area will also be implementedmore quickly. Ultimately this will lead to our patients benefitingfrom the delivery of new treatments and techniques.Chief Executive, Miles Scott, said he was delighted that the Trusthad been selected to host the HIEC.He added: “We have an excellent range of organisations workingtogether across the Yorkshire and Humber region and thiscollaboration will help develop high quality care and services.”The scheme will focus on patient safety, which will be led byBIHR’s Professor John Wright, long term conditions and maternaland infant health.6