Strategic Plan 2011-14
The Strategic Plan 2011-14 (pdf) is the document that will guide the College’s priorities for the next three years. It was approved by College Council at its meeting on 28 January and sets 14 goals under three major headings of women’s health and childbirth; profession of obstetrics and gynaecology; and the College itself. The Council will monitor progress against these goals regularly and update reports will be published.
Ian Wylie
Chief Executive.
Three year plan 2007 – 2010
The full Three Year Plan paper can be downloaded as a pdf below:
Forward by the President
The RCOG will succeed as an organisation but only if it is proactive with well-designed strategic planning and with attitudes and responses to contemporary challenges that are appropriately balanced and constructive. Obstetrics and gynaecology, as a discipline, should aspire to be at the top of the academic league among specialties, and the RCOG must deliver the best postgraduate education and experiences to its trainees.
The Tooke Report presents fresh challenges and new opportunities for recruitment and training to our discipline for the next generation of UK medical graduates. We have to develop service standards that will improve women’s health. The proposed strategy will build on our infrastructure, workforce, educational material, service standards, policies and philosophies. A new Domus for our Fellows and Members and the South Wing extension to expand educational facilities, to possibly contain a skills lab for training and assessment, is vital and should be accomplished within the next two years. Videoconferencing, both locally and internationally, and web-based learning materials will be developed to include materials covering Advanced Training Skills Modules (ATSMs) and continuing professional development (CPD). These should be beneficial to our established and aspiring Fellows and Members throughout the world. We will work closely with our sister Royal Colleges, the Academy and the Department of Health, NHS, Health Care Commission (HCC), National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and other professional organisations to improve health care for women, through setting standards, implementation and assessment, to ensure that we deliver high quality safe care.
We will listen and engage with our Fellows and Members both from within and outside the British Isles to assess their needs and to deliver what is required. The international agenda is expanding with new thoughts on examinations, training and improvement of standards. We intend to focus on the health and wellbeing of all women, particularly addressing the challenges of disadvantaged women. Within the British Isles, plans should be in place to help reorganise services that will improve safety and quality of care. The Safer Childbirth report, the revised role of Regional College Advisers and the formation of postgraduate O&G schools by deaneries, in collaboration with the College, are activities that should strengthen training and service delivery. Improving services to our Fellows and Members to enable them to deliver excellent clinical care and best quality training in women’s health is our ultimate goal.
Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
President
March 2008
RCOG Strategy 2004-2007
Notes of Strategy Review Meeting - January 2006
A meeting to review progress of the RCOG three year strategy was held on 18 January 2006. A note of this meeting can be downloaded below.
Issues, Priorities and Recommendations - Six Month Review
Progress on the RCOG Strategy for 2004–2007 was reviewed recently and a Progress Report (2005) is now appended to the main Strategy document. This draws attention to areas of progress and development, as well as future aspirations.
I do hope that you have the opportunity to read it, and I would welcome any comments (president@rcog.org.uk) on progress as well as our general strategic direction.
Professor Allan Templeton
President
Strategic Development 2004 to 2007
The Strategy described in this document (which can be downloaded below) was developed by the Officers of the College. Around this Strategy an agenda is being developed of relevance to the next three years, but certain longer term strategic aims are also discussed. The document has now been debated and approved by Council. The Strategy was enhanced by input from a number of sources including the senior management staff in the College. Many Fellows and Members have already had an opportunity of commenting and contributing and over the coming months more will have this opportunity.
This paper describes the issues and priorities that will shape our business over the next three years. We need to have the views of Fellows and Members in the UK and internationally. Do you agree with the priorities? Are there any glaring omissions? Is there anything here you can’t live with?
Comments and contributions are invited which can be e-mailed to president@rcog.org.uk.
