Introduction and Context
NHS Golden Jubilee has a national portfolio which includes the Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, NHS Scotland Academy, national Centre for Sustainable Delivery, Golden Jubilee Research Institute and Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel.
The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital is Scotland’s flagship hospital and a beacon of innovation in Scottish healthcare. Home to world class centres for heart and lung services,
orthopaedics, ophthalmology and diagnostic imaging, we carry out a range of planned procedures to assist our NHS Board colleagues in reducing patient waiting times.
The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital is also home to 3 of Scotland’s national services: the Scottish Advanced Heart Failure Service (including the Heart Transplant Unit), the Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit and the Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac Service.
NHS Golden Jubilee was awarded University status by the University of Strathclyde in April 2022 following the successful agreement of a strategic partnership that will look to assist in the recovery and remobilisation of NHS Scotland through innovation in health care practice.
Our Board Strategy aims to sustain existing services in core clinical specialties such as cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, ophthalmology and orthopaedics, as well as developing facilities and teams to optimise outcomes, productivity and care experience.
We are developing a number of services including general surgery, endoscopy, robotic surgery and highly complex cancer surgery to create new essential capacity that meets the needs of NHS Scotland.
We have a commitment and focus to optimise and support all people with dementia and / or a cognitive impairment who attend the hospital. This includes working in partnership with carers and supporting staff to achieve first class care at all times.
The Dementia Strategy for Scotland (2023) is important for us all. While clinical research continues in Scotland and globally to produce medicines to slow or modify symptoms of dementia, projected
estimates show a 50% increase in the number of people with dementia over 65 over the next 20 years. Some estimates suggest 1 in 3 people born today will go on to develop dementia.
Our Quality Ambitions
Our work will be in keeping with the 6 domains of quality within the NHS - care that is safe, effective, patient centred, timely, efficient and equitable.
Our Values
NHS Golden Jubilee values were designed in partnership with the workforce and identify what is important to our teams for delivering healthcare to our patient populations.
Our Values are:
- Valuing digniy and respect
- A can do attitude
- Leading commitment to quality
- Understanding our responsibilities
- Effectively Working Together
Our Dementia Strategy
The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital (GJUNH) Dementia Strategy builds on the previous Dementia Strategy for the Board.
It aligns to the Scottish national dementia strategy, ‘Dementia in Scotland: Everyone’s Story’, published in May 2023, and will centre on shaping a structure to match the vision outlined for how dementia might be experienced.
Within these principles, the Strategy will continue to focus on good practice and how we can improve practice to deliver high quality, person centred, research based, rights based, compassionate care to all people with dementia and their carers who come to GJUNH.
As with most areas of healthcare, dementia care is evolving and adapting continuously. It is essential that as an organisation we recognise this.
It is also important that we remember that no-one is defined by a diagnosis and that the experience of people living with dementia and their carers will be reflected in other policy documents. Equally, no-one who would benefit from any improvements should be excluded because they do not have a diagnosis of dementia.
