13. Monthly Performance Report - Southern Health and Social Care ...

4.1 Access & TargetsElective access targets: The Trust continues to work with the local Commissioner and Health and Social Care Board to securethe level of investment required for the development of recurrent solutions to ensure the maintenance of access targets issustainable.• Recurrent investment has been secured for ENT, neurology, Allied Health Professions and Pain Management services.• Management efforts continue to focus on securing the recurrent investments required for gynaecology, endoscopy,ophthalmology and Trauma & orthopaedics services.• Discussions regarding the future local urology service model have been initiated in parallel with consultation on the regionalurology review.• The Trust is also working with the BHSCT and SEHSCT to secure the additional local service capacity required for SHSCT inrespect of visiting regional services, specifically oral surgery and neurophysiology.Delay in securing investment has however introduced risk to achievement of access targets as non-recurrent solutions have had tobe sustained longer than anticipated leading to cost and operational pressures. Key areas of risk for the achievement of accesstargets in year have been discussed with, and recognised by, the Performance Management & Service Improvement Division inrespect of urology, endoscopy, trauma & orthopaedics and MRI services. Whilst the Trust continues to work towards sustaining itsaccess times for these areas it is anticipated that these services will not be delivered within the current access standards but willnot exceed a 17 week access time position.Robust operational and monitoring arrangements have been established to ensure maximisation of capacity to minimise the volumeand impact of any access standard breaches.Monthly Performance Report 16 February 10 29