Over the past year, the health and care system in Grampian has faced immense pressure and continues to present challenges due to sustained high demand throughout the entire system. Consequently, the waiting times for patients visiting the emergency department or awaiting elective procedures or hospital discharge have been affected.

Despite these challenges, we are persistently striving to prioritise planned services while also addressing unscheduled care to the best of our abilities.

Additionally, this pressure is having a negative impact on our dedicated staff. I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for the exceptional work our staff members are doing during these extremely difficult times to ensure that citizens receive the best possible care.

The How We Are Doing report for July 2023 assesses the progress we have made against our delivery plan over the past financial year, with an extended quarter included in line with the reporting requirements of the Scottish Government, specifically covering March 2022 to June 2023. Within this report, we have observed improvements across various key deliverables in each of the strategic intents outlined in the performance scorecards.

In addition, our End of Year Spotlights in this report will feature high level summaries of our progress and lessons learned over the past year across our strategic intent, namely Access, Communities, Colleagues and Culture, and Anchor.

It is encouraging to note that despite the immediate pressures, we are making headway in addressing the underlying factors for change that will contribute to the development of a sustainable health and care system for the future.

Caroline Hiscox, Chief Executive NHS Grampian

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How Are We Doing Board Annual Delivery Plan End of Year FY2022/23