Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, was given a warm welcome to NHS Lanarkshire Board headquarters.
Chief executive Professor Jann Gardner, Chair Martin Hill were joined by a number of senior NHS Lanarkshire colleagues during the minister’s visit.
The minister was given a presentation on NHS Lanarkshire’s performance for scheduled and unscheduled care. During the presentation, the Minister learned about the success of NHS Lanarkshire’s innovative Flow Navigation Centre+Plus (FNC+Plus).
FNC+PLUS is transforming how unscheduled care is managed with thousands of patients have already benefitted from the service. The minister visited the state-of-the-art control centre at NHS Lanarkshire’s headquarters and spoke with members of the multi-disciplinary FNC+Plus team.
FNC+Plus is staffed by nurses, emergency consultants, ambulance staff and support personnel. Drawing on decades of diverse frontline experience, concentrated in one room, the team, working 24-7-365, aims to provide faster responses, shorter hospital stays, and, wherever possible, care at – or closer to – home.
