Nuffield Trust and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges July 2016
- Report of a seminar held in April 2016
- The workshop brought together representatives from the Royal Colleges, rural systems around the UK, NHS England and NHS Improvement.
- Case studies from the Cumbria Success Regime and Belford Hospital Fort William were used to inform the discussion.
- The problems identified in the workshop include
- staffing models, including sub-specialisation and recruitment
- training and education
- standards, inspection and regulation
- patients and the public.
- Possible solutions iidentified include:
- new staffing models
- networks
- revised approaches to training
- reviewing standards and regulatory requirements
- costs and payment mechanisms
- dialogue with the public
