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The Western Health & Social Care Trust employs almost 12,500 staff and manages a budget of approximately £400m per year. The Trust integrates the five council areas of Derry, Limavady, Strabane, Omagh and Fermanagh. This covers almost 5000 square kilometers and a population of just over 290,000, which is almost 17% of the total Northern Ireland population. The South West region of the Western Health & Social Care Trust has a population of approximately 120,000 people, spread across 1600 square kilometers. The Trust is the main employer in the local area, providing work for around 4,500 staff. The two main towns within this mainly rural area are Omagh and Enniskillen. |
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The Developing Better Services Model for the reform and modernisation of acute health care will offer an improved patient experience. This model will re-design acute services and answer the challenge to provide faster diagnostics and treatment. Re-designing the service will lead to new ways of working a joined-up approach to delivering health care. The 'New Hospitals for the South West of Northern Ireland' will see advanced methods of practice, using the latest technologies, delivered in attractive and well-designed building and meeting the needs of staff, patients and visitors.
The new Health care vision recognises a shift in emphasis from the hospitalisation of patients to care in the community. This new hospitals programme will integrate fully with the development of primary and community care services. The programme will also mark a change in ways of working, moving from hospitals working in isolation, to a joined-up approach and structured networking arrangements.
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