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About this publication
Our Joint Forward Plan describes how the NHS in South West London will work together over the next five years, outlining clear and tangible steps to improve local services for local people.
The ambitions and aims include:
- Deliver new types of screening to identify tumours at an earlier stage, including targeted lung health checks, starting in areas with the highest deprivation and smoking rates.
- Ensure genetic testing for all new colorectal and endometrial cancers to identify those with a higher family risk of cancer.
- Invest in new diagnostic equipment and rooms providing more than 30 new pieces of diagnostic equipment including a modular CT scanner, five echocardiography machines, and three ultrasound machines.
- Deliver focused prevention activities for children and young people known to be at higher risk of developing mental health issues
- Ensure that everyone is offered the choice of where to have their baby, whether at hospital, birth centre or home, and that this is discussed at regular periods throughout her pregnancy.
- Working together on our workforce challenges across south west London, while also exploring the creation of new roles, new ways of working and embracing technological solutions
Download the Joint Forward Plan to read our ambitions in full
The ambitions outlined in the plan are built from our understanding of the health needs of people in South West London, the health inequalities that exist and importantly the views, experiences and concerns of our people and communities.
In April and May 2023 we took views on the first phase of our plan through a range of engagement activity with our local community, staff and health and care partners.
Read more about how we developed our plan:
This final phase of the plan – published in June 2023 – builds on the first phase, and outlines how we will deliver our ambitions and respond to the needs and views of our people and communities.
The plan will be updated each year.
Previous versions of this publication
Developing our Joint Forward Plan, March 2023 (6MB pdf)
Developing our Joint Forward Plan, Easy Read version (11MB pdf)