Following the meeting of the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for South Tyneside and Sunderland today, Dr David Hambleton has issued the statement below on behalf of NHS bodies in the two areas. Find out more about the Path to Excellence proposals here. Dr David Hambleton, chief executive officer at South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group, … [Read more...]
NHS leaders warn of ‘significant risks’ of blocking reconfiguration
By Joe Gammie 7 March 2018 NHS leaders in South Tyneside and Sunderland appeal to joint health overview and scrutiny committee Letter says committee is considering referring acute service reconfiguration decisions to Jeremy Hunt This would delay a decision by up to nine months and risks safety in a “crisis … [Read more...]
Vulnerable services to become safe and secure with the future of three areas of hospital care decided – first phase of Path to Excellence public consultation for NHS service changes concludes
MEDIA RELEASE: Issue date 21st February 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE USE Vulnerable services to become safe and secure with the future of three areas of hospital care decided – first phase of Path to Excellence public consultation for NHS service changes concludes More people will survive a stroke, mothers can choose to have their baby in a new holistic birthing centre, and sick … [Read more...]
Clinical commissioning groups hold extraordinary meeting in common to decide the future of hospital services from the Path to Excellence consultation
NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Sunderland CCG, the two bodies responsible for the commissioning of local health services, are to decide the future of three areas of acute hospital care in South Tyneside and Sunderland as part of the Path to Excellence consultation. The areas of care under consultation are: Stroke care services Maternity … [Read more...]
Update on the Path to Excellence and decision-making meeting in common – February 2018
Clinical commissioning groups hold extra ordinary meeting in common to decide the future of hospital services from the Path to Excellence consultation NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Sunderland CCG, the two bodies responsible for the commissioning of local health services, are to decide the future of three areas of acute hospital care in South … [Read more...]