CCG alert: winter pressures

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31 July 2019

This report is a response to the severe winter pressures experienced in 2017/18. It uses the evidence and site visits to support future planning for "Winter pressures".
Recommendations include better sharing of data and practices, development of innovative ways of working together, commissioners should act more as facilitators than regulators, improved relationships with ambulance services, increased investment in staff.

Details of how the extra £700million that has been injected nationally is being used across different parts of the country by CCGs and local councils.

"Levels of attendance at A and E departments across winter 2013/2014 have been subject to fluctuations but have remained broadly similar to the same period in 2012/2013. For the winter period to date (from the start of the sit rep reporting period) the average weekly attendance has been lower than it was in the same period the previous year."
"Whilst following similar trends to the previous year, emergency admissions throughout winter 2013/2014 have been higher than levels seen in 2012/2013. This should be seen against a back drop of a year on year increase in emergency admissions, although at a slower rate than has been seen previously."
"During 2013/2014, NHS 111 coverage in England has grown from 40% to 100%, with call volume increasing significantly following rollout (1 million people called the service in December)."
"Rapid Assessment Interface Discharge (RAID) model, the exemplar model for treatment of mental health patients in A and E, has been implemented at some sites with positive results."