A Collaborative Approach to Living Longer Better
The System Approach
Polyatrics is a cross-sector collaboration between NHS, Public Health, allied health sectors and partner companies.
Our aim is to harness the experience, manpower, resources, services and technologies from across these sectors to supplement and support the NHS Whole System approach.
Working with NHS Integrated Care Boards we are building on the Phase One Pilot conducted in South West London to empower people to take more responsibility for managing their health and wellbeing. This improves population health, supports Disease Prevention, reduces service demand and takes workload out of the Health & Care System.
We are partnering with the NHS in SW Hertfordshire to develop and test the online support technology as part of the NHS National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP).
The Long Term Goal
It has long been the goal of the NHS to put every individual in control of their own health and wellbeing. With the introduction of Integrated Care Systems and the emergence of new digital technologies, now is the perfect time to adopt a collaborative digitally-enabled approach to improving population health.
Our mission is to put the citizen at the heart of a healthcare system that enables them to live better for longer, to increase Healthy Life Expectancy and reduce the period of time at the end of life when people are very dependent on others.
Everything we do is based on a clear understanding of the science and a strong evidence base.
A Data-Driven Approach
It is the ambition of the NHS to use an individual’s own NHS data and personal information to surround them with holistic person-centred care and support from leading patient charities, the activity and fitness sector, the life sciences and health-tech industries, health education and other key NHS and public health organisations.
For the first time, we are able to use all of this integrated information to create a citizen's Personalised Health Service, and connect them directly to national and Neighbourhood Health Organisations, services and technologies that will help them gain control of their own lives by increasing their capacity to act on issues that they themselves define as important.
“It is clear that we need to promote and support self-care directly and not rely on primary care teams and NHS rehabilitation services to be the sole provider of knowledge and support.”
Professor Sir Muir Gray, Public Health Consultant and former NHS Chief Knowledge Officer.
