Salford's Health Investment for Tomorrow

5 Projects that are changing the face of health services in Salford

1. 1. Hospital Redevelopment
2. 2. Gateway Centres
3. 3. Community Health Services
4. 4. Connecting for Health
5. 5. Workforce

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Nationally there are policy drivers towards improving the health status of the population, most notably in the publication of the Wanless Report⁴ in 2002.

In this report Derek Wanless examined future health trends and identified the factors determining the long-term financial and resource needs for the NHS to 2022. In particular the NHS was compared to other developing countries with a view to matching best practice standards.

The report adopted three scenarios of how services could be supplied and considered the level of ‘take-up’ in terms of a ‘slow up-take ’, ‘solid progresses and ‘fully engaged’. The report argued the case for encouraging people to be more engaged, with the consequence that they were more inclined to use primary care and self-care, rather than hospital-level care.

An associated benefit would be the lowering of key risk factors, including smoking and obesity. This illustrated the potential for effective public health measures to reduce health pressures in the longer term.

Against this backdrop the SHIFT Programme has focused on improving the health status of Salford and wherever possible promoting self-care and improved life-style. This will contribute to bringing Salford in line with the England average for life expectancy.

The SHIFT Programme is able to contribute to the wider regeneration agenda for Salford, over and above direct health service provision.

It is doing this through:

• The establishment of impressive civic buildings, which have a positive impact on the local community and utilise sustainable construction methods.
• Creating employment opportunities for the local population.
• Working with local schools to encourage interests in healthcare related careers. These are not necessarily within clinical environments, but may be associated with accountancy, management, catering, building maintenance, etc.
• Seeking to improve transport links across the conurbation.
• The SHIFT Programme seeks to deliver a different type of healthcare in Salford - one which will have a positive impact on the people who live here.

⁴Securing Our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View, Derek Wanless, 2002