Archipelago win tender to support South Central Ambulance Service

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"True quality is unlikely to be deduced from presence of something one can count; true quality is the absence of the unwanted (non value, waste and, in particular, system failure." Stefan Mieczkowski, Director of Operations Archipelago Health.
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"Most targets and standards appear to be defined in professional, organisational and political terms, not in terms of patient"s experience of care." Testimony from the suppressed report by the Institute for Healthcare Improvements (IHI), Massachusetts.
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"Clinical ownership and leadership – we must all continue to mobilise and empower clinicians across the system. Clinicians must be on board when decisions are taken." - David Nicholson, Chief Executive NHS, the operating framework for the NHS in England 2010/11.
"System alignment – achieving complex cultural changes, such as making quality our organising principle, which requires all the different parts of the system to pull in the same direction and to work with partners." - David Nicholson, Chief Executive NHS, the operating framework for the NHS in England 2010/11.
"Co-production – all parts of the system need to continue to work together on shaping and implementing change." - David Nicholson, Chief Executive NHS, the operating framework for the NHS in England 2010/11.
"We field intelligent and adaptive people who will not shy away from what is difficult to do or to say; we take responsibility for outcomes binding our fortunes with yours; we act ethically and approach people filled with the desire to work with them so that they might fulfill their own potential." - Stefan Mieczkowski, Director of Operations Archipelago Healthcare.
"We have an action orientation and will not waste your time and money reporting, analysing and debating problems, and then leave you to do the rest, when what you really need and want is action." - Stefan Mieczkowski, Director of Operations Archipelago Health.
"The risk of consequences to managers is much greater for not meeting expectations from above than for not meeting expectations of patients and families." Testimony from the suppressed report by Institute for Healthcare Improvements (IHI), Massachusetts.
"Go to the people. Live amongst them. Start with what they have. Build on what they know. And when the deed is done, the mission accomplished, of the best leaders the people will say \'we have done it ourselves." Lao Tsu.

November 1st, 2010

Archipelago are delighted to have been selected from a field of 10 other suppliers to support the Commercial Division of South Central Ambulance Service as they further develop the competitiveness of their Commercial Service Division.

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SCAS) has a very successful Commercial Department, which has Board representation and an approved strategy to generate income through the provision of:
Patient Transport Services, including excellent bariatric capabilities
Logistics Services – delivering and collecting items such as medical records, pathology specimens, patient medical records and mail; and providing a staff shuttle service in East Berkshire
Managed Integrated Community Equipment Services (ICES) – procurement, storage, installation, collection, decontamination, recycling, repair & maintenance
GP Out of Hours – Call Handling and GP driving services
Commercial Training – First Aid at work and Emergency First Aid courses, including Advanced Levels
For the Commercial Services Department, these are core services provided by dedicated teams focused on providing quality patient care and high quality services.

This is a task to which Archipelago is well suited, drawing on past experience gained in each service area.

Archipelago expect to provide a range of support services including: Mission Analysis, Financial Diagnostics, Operational Diagnostics and Training in order to help the Division’s consolidate upon its strong market position and further develop its business.

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