Novus Health was formed in the Wakefield District by a group of Hospital Specialists and GPs. Novus Health delivers quality local healthcare services in partnership with the NHS. Novus Health puts patients first, with a firm focus on competent, professional clinical staff, who deliver personalised healthcare which is compassionate and responsive. We work in partnership with patients, their families, commissioners and other healthcare providers to deliver services in appropriate environments, in the most convenient locations. Core values: • Working together for patients • Treating staff and patients with respect and dignity • Striving for excellence whilst maintaining our commitment to quality of care • Treating patients with compassion • Safeguarding the most vulnerable • Improving lives • Everyone counts • Getting it right, first time and every time. • Making it personal. • Putting in the extra effort to succeed. • Treating your healthcare seriously. Vision “To become recognised as the leading multiple service independent community provider of NHS funded healthcare locally, excelling in quality, safety and patient experience.” This vision is underpinned by a series of more specific strategic aims: • Improving the safety and clinical quality of our services • Improving the experience for the patients that we treat, as well as their carers and families • Developing the range of services we provide and developing the integration of services between primary and secondary care • Delivering services closer to peoples’ homes, with continually improved access to treatment times • Developing our organisation and workforce • Continually improving the financial stability of the organisation to enable us to re-invest in new services • Supporting local GP networks to develop and deliver services Patients are referred to Novus Health by their GPs using the ‘Choose and Book’ system