TY - JOUR T1 - Update on the Future Hospital Programme JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - 158 LP - 160 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.2-3-158 VL - 2 IS - 3 AU - Anita Donley AU - Mark Temple Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/2/3/158.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.Anticipation has been building over the summer as we prepared to open for applications to join the next phase of the Future Hospital development site programme. We have been delighted with the response to this and look forward to working with prospective partners to shape their applications ready for the selection interviews in November.The national picture of exploring new models of healthcare delivery continues to evolve and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is engaged with key external stakeholders, including the new care models team at NHS England (vanguard sites).The Future Hospital Programme (FHP) is seeking to position itself at the forefront of the learning and debate relating to such pilot projects, with an unremitting emphasis on robust evaluation of the impact on patient experience and outcomes. The primary focus of the evaluation of current development site projects relates to patient experience, staff health and wellbeing, and organisational culture. This evaluation framework will be augmented by a new web-based platform for sharing initial results, best practice and for stimulating feedback and discussion through the Future Hospital Partners Network.In this update we focus, in particular, on the young adults and adolescents’ transition project. This work will be complimented by the launch of the RCP acute care toolkit this month.September marked … ER -