In March 2019, NHS England confirmed that the North East and North Cumbria would be included in a third wave of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) for England. Partners across health, local government and the voluntary sector are working across organisational boundaries to redesign services, ensure greater integration and collaborate at a much greater scale than ever before to bring the greatest health benefits to a population of 3.1 million people.
In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, healthcare leaders in our region have committed to work together on six shared priorities to help build a health and care system which is fit for the future (click here) by improving:
As the largest ICS in the country, the North East and North Cumbria will realise its vision through four Integrated Care Partnerships (ICPs):
We are leading work across the Durham, South Tyneside and Sunderland ICP area, working with our partners and across organisational boundaries, to plan and shape how we can deliver the best possible care to meet the needs of our local populations and communities for the future. Our Path to Excellence programme is already guiding a five-year transformation of local hospital services. Phase Two of the programme also involves partners from Durham and those people living in parts of North and East Durham who regard Sunderland Royal Hospital as their local hospital. A number of ‘working ideas’ for improvements to services have been shared with a formal public consultation expected in 2020. These ‘working ideas’ include:
Partners across South Tyneside and Sunderland are also actively working on a range of plans to provide more care to people outside of hospital in their local communities, with a strong emphasis on supporting people to stay fit and well and live healthy lifestyles. This work is being driven by All Together Better in Sunderland and the South Tyneside Alliance Group with shared priorities to:
Date
Time
Location
Thursday 31 October
10 - 12 noon
Houghton Health Centre
2 - 4pm
Washington Primary Care Centre
Friday 1 November
2 – 4pm
Springwell Health Centre
Monday 4 November
Outside main entrance - Palmer
Tuesday 5 November
Sunderland Eye Infirmary
Outside main entrance - Durham Treatment Centre
For those who cannot attend a roadshow, a short online survey will also be available for people to feedback views: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FutureNHS
For more information click here: https://nhsjoinourjourney.org.uk/