Our strategy has been informed by extensive engagement with a broad range of
stakeholders. Various activities were undertaken to seek the views of our people, patients, partners and governors. We also drew from a wide array of surveys, feedback and research data.
Throughout these activities we heard:
- We need to focus on consistently getting the basics right, including securing our sustainable future. This foundation should drive a renewed focus on innovation and productivity, ensuring we utilise our resources in the most efficient and effective way
- The quality and safety of patient care remains our top priority and will guide our decision making.
- We need to focus on utilising our resources to provide the best care possible for the population of Gateshead. This will include reforming models of care with an emphasis on prevention and providing care closer to home, optimising the use of digital where possible and appropriate.
- We need to play our part in improving the health of the population and reducing health inequalities. As part of this there needs to be increased collaboration across all health and care providers including greater understanding of the breath of health and care provision available.
Strategic aims
Gateshead Health has three strategic aims.
Strategic aims
- Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health: ensuring that women across Gateshead have access to personalised, evidence-based care throughout every stage of life. This reflects our ambition to close gaps in access, outcomes, and experience for women, with services designed to be inclusive, responsive, and delivered with compassion.
- Diagnostic services: providing safe, timely, and effective care across the organisation. By combining clinical expertise with the latest diagnostic technologies, we are improving accuracy, speeding up access to treatment, and providing a strong foundation for better patient outcomes.
- Commitment to high-quality integrated health services: delivering joined-up, patient-centred care. By working across teams and with our partners, we aim to provide seamless pathways that support people with complex needs, improve outcomes, and ensure care is delivered in the right place, at the right time.
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Our priorities
Excellent patient care
We will be a clinically-led organisation focused on delivering safe, high-quality care and improving health outcomes for our patients
We will ensure our patients experience the best possible compassionate care and make every contact count
We will continually improve our services creating a restorative culture where learning, innovation and research can flourish
Great place to work
We will care for our people, creating a fair, inclusive and respectful environment where everyone can thrive in their role
We will grow and develop our people with a focus on celebrating achievements and creating a culture of high performance and innovation
We will be an employer and training provider of choice within the local workforce recognising our role as an anchor institution
Working together for healthier communities
We will work in collaboration with our partners to improve the health of our population and reduce health inequalities
We will develop our neighbourhoods in line with the NHS 10-year plan
We will collaborate with system partners with an emphasis on maximising efficient use of collective resources across health and care services
Fit for the future
We will ensure effective and efficient use of our resources identifying opportunities to improve productivity and ensure the best use of public money
We will be a data informed, digitally enabled organisation using technology to transform the way we plan and deliver care
We will focus on productive utilisation of our estate to facilitate care in the right setting and providing our services in an environmentally sustainable way.