Improving NHS services in Wirral

Health and care partners in Wirral have underlined their commitment to working closer together to provide increasingly joined-up services for local people.

A preferred model for collaboration and integration has been agreed by both Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH). This follows a review of the Wirral health and care system commissioned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside.

The preferred model for collaboration and integration includes:

• Shared leadership through the appointment of a joint Chair and joint Chief Executive.
• The establishment of an Integration Programme Board to oversee integration and collaboration between both organisations.
• The delivery of service improvements to further build effective partner relationships across the health and care system and support better outcomes for the people of Wirral.

This is a positive development in joining up NHS services in Wirral. These changes will accelerate the alignment of services and clinical pathways, which will help to reduce unwarranted variation and improve outcomes for local people.