Serving one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in England, Northumbria Healthcare provides a wide range of services to more than half a million people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside. As well as ten hospital sites, the Trust also runs community and social care services, covering an area of more than 2,500 square miles from the Scottish border to the River Tyne.
It’s one of the few Foundation Trusts in the country to have been twice rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is consistently one of the best performing NHS organisations in the country. More than 12,000 dedicated NHS staff are employed to provide services across health and care sites and in the wider community.
With a turnover of over £800 million, the Trust owns and operates GP practices with a collective list size of over 50,000 patients. Northumbria also runs a number of commercial businesses all adding income to the Trust’s bottom line which is reinvested in innovation and patient care.
Last year Northumbria Healthcare saw more than 340,000 outpatients, 217,700 emergency patients, 52,000 adult social care appointments, 50,400 day cases and 925,000 community patients. The Trust also completed 370,000 diagnostic tests and carried out more than 25,400 operations.
CQC rating = Outstanding
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Vision...
To be the leader in providing high quality, safe and caring health and care services and to lead collectively with partners, to deliver system wide healthcare.
Values...
1. Respect
- We lead by a good example.
- We aim to be good role models.
- We respect everyone's contribution.
- We support individuals to succeed.
2. Everyone's contribution counts
- We all have a part to play in delivering excellence.
- We encourage education and personal development.
- We all take responsibility for developing others.
3. Responsibility and Accountability
- We take personal responsibility for our actions.
- We actively build relationships within and across teams.
- We measure performance and act on facts.
4. Patients first
- Patient care will be the best we can deliver.
- We show compassion, empathy and respect.
- We ensure physical comfort and emotional support.
- We provide the right information at the right time for patients and their families.
- We respond to the needs of all patients.
5. Safe and high-quality care
- Quality and safety are at the heart of everything we do.
- We set clear standards and report against them.
- We will continually ensure our standard is the highest it can be.
Recent investments to improve patient care...
- A new hospital for Berwick
- Northumbria Health and Care Academy
- New pregnancy assessment unit opens its doors at Northumberland hospital
- Ward at Blyth Community Hospital to be refurbished
- Alnwick inpatient ward back in use by patients following full refurbishment
- First phase of Hexham redevelopment sees opening of new and improved midwifery led unit
- An introduction to our Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing Hub
Working in Collaboration...
Birju Bartoli
Sir Paul Ennals CBE
