North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides integrated hospital and community care across Hartlepool, Stockton and parts of County Durham. The Trust serves a population of around 400,000 people and employs around 6,500 staff.
Hospital services are delivered from the University Hospital of North Tees and the University Hospital of Hartlepool. A range of community services are delivered from Peterlee Community Hospital, Lawson Street Health Centre in Stockton and One Life Hartlepool, as well as in people’s own homes.
The Trust consistently ranks in the top five performing trusts for ED performance and was selected as a pilot site for the new standards, which it continues to be a part of. It was also one of the first to implement an Integrated Single Point of Access, reducing avoidable hospital admissions through partnership working with health and social care partners.
In 2024, the Trust signed a partnership agreement with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board to form one hospital group. The formal agreement will help strengthen the way both Trusts collaborate with each other to deliver better outcomes for patients and the wider population across the Tees Valley and beyond.
CQC rating = Requires improvement
Visit Trust website: North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Vision...
We want to provide the best healthcare for everyone in our population. We intend to get there by putting people first and using our resources for the benefit of the whole community.
Values...
Collaborate
We work in collaboration with partners and stakeholders to link up health services in the area and improve the health care sector for the good of our public.
Aspire
We aspire to be the very best. Many of our staff and volunteers go the extra mile to provide care, something we encourage all staff to aspire to.
Respect
We will treat every patient, visitor and colleague with dignity and respect.
Empathy
Health care and empathy go hand-in-hand. Empathy and understanding are essential in building relationships in and out of our Trust.
Recent investments to improve patient care...
- Four million pound surgical theatre improvement project underway at local hospital
- Hartlepool going green after securing multi-million pound investment
- Faculty launched to help develop NHS staff of today and the future
- Building work commences on new Hartlepool Health and Social Care Academy at University Hospital of Hartlepool
Working in Collaboration...
Professor Derek Bell OBE
Stacey Hunter
