NHS leaders across the North East and North Cumbria are encouraging people to get involved in a series of engagement roadshows set to take place over the autumn. Working together as an ‘Integrated Care System’, all NHS organisations in the North East and North Cumbria along with Local Authorities and other voluntary and third sector organisations, have committed to work … [Read more...] about NHS in North East shares future ambitions as part of ‘Join our Journey’ engagement roadshows

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is gearing up for changes to children’s emergency care and maternity services at South Tyneside District Hospital, which will come into effect next month. From Monday 5 August 2019, the children’s emergency department at South Tyneside District Hospital will close every night at 10pm and reopen every morning at 8am.  … [Read more...] about Vital changes to children’s emergency services and maternity at South Tyneside District Hospital less than a week away

A meeting of South Tyneside and Sunderland Council Joint Health Scrutiny Committee will take place on Monday 29 July. The venue for the meeting will be the Committee Suite at South Shields Town Hall, in Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 2RL. An agenda for the meeting is available to read by clicking on the link below. Joint Health Scrutiny Committee 29 July … [Read more...] about Joint Health Scrutiny Committee meeting to be held in South Tyneside

  Healthcare leaders in South Tyneside and Sunderland have confirmed a revised timeline for the transformation of local hospital services as part of Phase Two of the Path to Excellence programme*. After sharing a list of ‘working ideas’ in February 2019 for the future of emergency care and planned hospital care across South Tyneside and Sunderland, widespread … [Read more...] about Healthcare leaders confirm next steps in Path to Excellence journey