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<p>We are advised by NHS Improvement that North Middlesex University Hospital NHS
Trust was not supported by the Emergency Care Intensive Support Team (ECIST) during
2015/16 as it did not fall within the criteria at the time of selection for enrolment
in the Emergency Care Improvement Programme.</p><p>However, following concerns regarding
the Emergency Department waiting time performance at the Trust, we are aware that
NHS Improvement and NHS England jointly arranged a review of the system’s emergency
care pathway by the North West Utilisation Management Unit.</p><p>We understand that
in response to the findings the system has developed a ‘safer, faster, better’ programme
to address issues across the pathway.</p><p>We are informed that the Trust requested
support from ECIST at the end of April 2016. A tailored support programme is currently
being developed. This will include visits from clinicians and improvement managers
from ECIST.</p>
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