Sustainability and transformation plan (STP)
The NHS and local councils have come together in 44 areas covering all of England to develop proposals to improve health and care. They have formed new partnerships – known as sustainability and transformation partnerships – to plan jointly for the next few years.
Proposals are all at different stages and now patients, the public and NHS staff must help to develop and shape them.
We will be ensuring that engagement and consultation activities will be in place to encourage the residents of Sunderland to share their views on these important health and social care plans for our region.
First phase of Path to Excellence public consultation concludes
NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Sunderland CCG, the two bodies responsible for the commissioning of local health services, have decided the future of three areas of acute hospital care in South Tyneside and Sunderland as part of the Path to Excellence consultation.
CCGs extraordinary meeting in common
An extraordinary meeting in common of the two statutory NHS organisations took place on Wednesday 21st February, 2pm to 4pm, Hebburn Central, Glen Street, Hebburn, NE31 1AB.
The governing body members, who are made up from senior GPs, doctors, nurses health professionals and lay members with expertise, have responsibility for making decisions about ensuring that local NHS services are safe and of a high quality for local people.
The two CCGs came to decisions based on their review and consideration of all the clinical evidence and feedback from a process of public consultation over the past year.
Links to a recording of the live broadcast is available via YouTube.
Read more about the Path to Excellence on the NHS South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Parnership Path to Excellence website
Update on the Path to Excellence and decision-making meeting in common – February 2018
Clinical commissioning groups hold extra ordinary meeting in common to decide the future of hospital services from the Path to Excellence consultation
NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Sunderland CCG, the two bodies responsible for the commissioning of local health services, are to decide the future of three areas of acute hospital care in South Tyneside and Sunderland as part of the Path to Excellence consultation.
The areas of care under consultation are:
- Stroke care services
- Maternity (obstetrics) and women's healthcare (inpatient gynaecology) services; and
- Children and young peoples (urgent and emergency paediatrics) services.
An extraordinary meeting in common of the two statutory NHS organisations will take place on:
Wednesday 21st February, 2pm to 4pm, Hebburn Central, Glen Street, Hebburn, NE31 1AB.
Read more on the NHS South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Partnership Path to Excellence website
Path to Excellence - Next round of consultation events
The next round of events running from September 2017 to October 2017 for the major NHS public consultation have now been announced. To see the event timetable and register for your place, go to the NHS South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Partnership Path to Excellence website and follow the links on the individual events.
The Path to Excellence, the public consultation
A consultation to gather public views around the different ways stroke, maternity (obstetrics), women's services (gynaecology) and children and young people's urgent and emergency (paediatrics) NHS services could be arranged in South Tyneside and Sunderland will start in July 2017.
Called 'The Path to Excellence', the public consultation will run until Sunday 15th October, and will focus particularly on areas of hospital care which are delivered at South Tyneside General Hospital and Sunderland Royal Hospital including:
- Stroke services specifically hospital (acute) care and hospital-based rehabilitation services
- Maternity services (obstetrics) covering hospital-based birthing facilities i.e. where you would give birth to your baby
- Women's services (gynaecology) covering inpatient surgery where you would need an overnight hospital stay
- Children and young people's (paediatrics urgent and emergency) services and special care baby units.
