A HEALTHCARE professor, who has advised a British prime minister and an American president, has been updated about projects transforming NHS services across Hampshire.

Professor Don Berwick visited the headquarters of two clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) which are part of the Hampshire CCG Partnership.

The Hampshire CCG Partnership involves four of the county’s CCGs – South Eastern Hampshire (which covers Whitehill and Bordon), Fareham and Gosport, North Hampshire and North East Hampshire and Farnham.

They plan and commission health services for 850,000 people with a budget of £1.1bn.

With Professor Chris Ham, the chief executive of the King’s Fund think tank, Prof Berwick visited Fareham and Farnham (North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG).

Chief executive of the Hampshire CCG Partnership Maggie MacIsaac, said: “We wanted to give Prof Berwick and Prof Ham a good understanding of some of the excellent work taking place to improve NHS patient services across south and north Hampshire.

“This included examples of what we have delivered and how we have delivered it.

“We also wanted to share some of the powerful case studies and stories from our clinical leads, workforce and local communities who are improving and transforming patient services at a time of huge change and opportunity across the NHS.

“It was a great opportunity for us to benefit from Prof Berwick’s experience, and listen to his insights on how best to take these projects forward, making the most of the opportunities available to us, working across wider partnerships.”

Prof Berwick is touring Vanguard programmes across the country as part of his work to support the improvement of care and outcomes within the NHS in England.

At the end of the week, Prof Berwick will be delivering a speech about his experiences and thoughts on how the new models of care he has seen on his visit can benefit greater numbers of people across the country.