West London NHS Trust have set forward their new five-year strategy which focuses largely on attempting to tackle local health inequalities in the area. 

The strategy focuses heavily on reducing inequality, improving access to health services, and delivering high-quality and preventative care for everyone including the vulnerable and at-risk communities. 

The five priorities of this new plan are: collaboration and system leadership; population health, inequalities and co-production; putting people first; innovation in service development and delivery; and aiming for outstanding. 

Carolyn Regan, Trust Chief Executive said: "The Trust's new five-year strategy marks an important new chapter for us. It has been developed in response to the changing health needs of the local communities.  

"The five strategic priorities will benefit the 800,000 population we serve locally and the 4175 staff who work here.  

"It is based on the ideas and feedback we've gathered from the many patients, service users, carers and staff who we engaged with over several months. 

"Tackling health inequalities is the key theme that will be running through our work over the next five years.  

"The work underpinning the priorities is already underway but we can't do it on our own so please get involved, tell us what you think and help play your part in improving the quality of care we provide". 

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The trust provides regular care for more than 100,000 people out of the 800,000 people living across West London and is one of the most diverse providers of integrated mental health, physical health and social care in the UK. 

Elizabeth Rantzen, recently appointed Interim Chair at the Trust said: "We're very proud to launch our new strategy. The five chosen priorities were developed following extensive engagement and consultation.  

"They will improve the health and wellbeing of our communities and will assist with our ambition of being an outstanding provider of integrated care and a key partner across the health and care system". 

Read more of the strategy here.