Healthcare leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have today confirmed that changes to children’s emergency care services at South Tyneside District Hospital will take place over the summer.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 Changes to children’s emergency care in South Tyneside confirmed for Monday 5 August
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Changes to South Tyneside and Sunderland maternity services all set for summer launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZqRmqP8OxEThe opening of a new midwifery-led birthing centre at South Tyneside District Hospital this summer is set to offer more choice on where to give birth for local women across South Tyneside and Sunderland.South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust will introduce the changes to local maternity services following an extensive … [Read more...] about Changes to South Tyneside and Sunderland maternity services all set for summer launch
Vital changes to stroke services saving lives across South Tyneside and Sunderland
More patients across South Tyneside and Sunderland are now getting access to high quality stroke care and life saving treatment thanks to major changes made as part of Phase One of the Path to Excellence programme.Latest data from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP)* shows the quality of stroke services has risen significantly over the past two years with … [Read more...] about Vital changes to stroke services saving lives across South Tyneside and Sunderland
Public invited to provide ideas or evidence to the NHS Path to Excellence programme
A second public hearing listening panel allowing interested parties to provide evidence or ideas on solving the challenges facing local NHS hospital services across South Tyneside and Sunderland, is to take place in June.NHS partner organisations published an updated Draft Case for Change on Phase Two of the Path to Excellence in February 2019, which builds upon the Draft … [Read more...] about Public invited to provide ideas or evidence to the NHS Path to Excellence programme
Seeking community representatives to evaluate the working ideas
Register to take part in evaluating the working list of ideas for the Path to ExcellenceAs the updated case for change sets out, we are sharing the working list of ideas and the next step in the process is to do further work in order to get to a shorter list of ideas for a formal public consultation later in the year.We will do that by applying a set of desirable evaluation … [Read more...] about Seeking community representatives to evaluate the working ideas