The Path to Excellence is a five-year transformation of healthcare provision across South Tyneside and Sunderland.
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t has been set up to secure the future of local NHS services and to identify new and innovative ways of delivering high quality, joined up, sustainable care that will benefit our population both now and in the future.
This website will keep the community up to date with healthcare reviews, consultations and any potential clinical service changes in the South Tyneside and Sunderland area as we work towards these goals.
You can read our Easy Read issues document here. This booklet summarises the challenges we face around the way NHS hospital services are currently being delivered and the reasons why we are doing this work. Please call us on 0191 217 2670 to request a paper copy.
Phase two
The Path to Excellence has started early work on Phase Two of the programme for three areas of hospital care. The areas of care are:
- Acute medicine and emergency care
- Emergency surgery
- Planned care including surgery and outpatient care
To find out more about this work, please read our update on Phase Two here.
Take our patient experience surveys
We are keen to hear from patients and carers with first-hand experience of these services. To share your views please visit the ‘areas of care’ section of this website or click on the survey links below:
The surveys will close at midnight on Monday 11th June.
If you would like to register to be notified of ways to get involved – please join My NHS or call 0191 217 2670 if you need help to register.
The four NHS organisations involved in the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Partnership are:
- South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
- City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group
- NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group
To find out about the challenges and the reason why we are doing this work, please read The Path to Excellence – An issues paper
Phase 1 of the consultation closed at midnight on Sunday 15th October. Thank you to everyone who took the time to get involved.