The National Health Service (NHS) continues to evolve and whilst huge progress has been made during recent years to improve the range and access of services - together with reducing waiting times - we cannot afford to be complacent. Patient’s expectations are increasing and coupled with the intention to shift services from secondary care to primary care traditional ways of delivering acute hospital services are being challenged.
As the overwhelming majority of all patient contact with the NHS occurs in general practice, it makes sense to improve patients’ access to an enhanced range of services in primary care closer to where patients live yet at the same time maintaining the proud traditions of the NHS.
This is where General Surgery Direct fits in. Our mission is to bring specialist surgical services closer to primary care and to the patients we serve in order to deliver high quality treatment that optimise service efficiency and clinical outcomes and maximise patient satisfaction. We can also provide specialist teaching and mentoring for primary care colleagues and practitioners wishing to enhance their own skill base.
In addition, we have access to a range of clinical and managerial expertise which can help improve your access to hospital-based surgical services, streamline your clinical care pathways and assist you to deliver a patient-centered, high quality service.
