TY - JOUR T1 - Update on the Future Hospital Programme JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - 72 LP - 74 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.14.018 VL - 1 IS - 2 AU - Anita Donley AU - Mark Temple Y1 - 2014/10/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/1/2/72.abstract N2 - This part of the Future Hospital Journal is where you will find regular overview updates on progress made by the Future Hospital Programme of the Royal College of Physicians, together with its partners, in realising the vision of the Future Hospital Commission. We very much welcome your feedback. If you have any comments, or would like to be involved in the work of the Programme, please contact futurehospital@rcplondon.ac.uk. Since the full team came into post in May 2014, the Future Hospital Programme has been moving at pace in its aim to develop and implement the RCP vision for the future of medical care in hospital and community settings.1 Last month, we launched our four development sites. We are very proud to be partnering organisations already committed to the vision of the future hospital and seeking innovative ways to improve care for their patients. Over the next year and beyond, the RCP will be working closely with the following organisations as they design, deliver and evaluate new models of care for their local communities (Fig 1): Fig 1. Future hospital development sites. > Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board – led by Dr Olwen Williams, the team aims to improve access to care for frail elderly patients in rural Wales. The objectives are to respond to chronic health needs, including end-of-life care, by bringing access … ER -