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A major NHS change programme to create outstanding future hospital services as part of the ‘Path to Excellence’ clinical transformation programme is asking local community and voluntary organisations to help ensure their service users’ views are heard.  Earlier in September, healthcare leaders published a further updated draft case for change (September … [Read more...] about Invitation to community and voluntary sector to support engagement for the Path to Excellence programme

Healthcare leaders in South Tyneside and Sunderland are moving forward on work to create outstanding future hospital services as part of the ‘Path to Excellence’ clinical transformation programme.   In March 2020, Phase Two of ‘Path to Excellence’ was officially paused to allow frontline NHS staff to focus on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In February … [Read more...] about Healthcare leaders update on plans to improve surgical services across South Tyneside and Sunderland

We continue to refine ‘working ideas’ for the transformation of planned and emergency surgery across South Tyneside and Sunderland. This includes assessing each of the ideas against evaluation criteria that have been developed through staff, patient and stakeholder involvement that has taken place over the last four years. The evaluation criteria are those elements of the … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Path to Excellence ‘working ideas’

Healthcare leaders in South Tyneside and Sunderland are restarting work to create outstanding future hospital services as part of the ‘Path to Excellence’ clinical transformation programme.   Almost a year ago, Phase Two of ‘Path to Excellence’ was officially paused to allow frontline NHS staff to focus on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Now, as the second … [Read more...] about Healthcare leaders confirm plans to improve surgical services across South Tyneside and Sunderland