RSP Member - Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust covers one of the most rural geographies in England. Covering more than 2,500 square miles with around 11,000 staff we provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside. 

Our teams deliver care from hospitals, health centres, a range of community venues and in people’s own homes. We have 10 healthcare facilities spread across a large geographical area.  

We aim to provide outstanding care to meet the needs of a growing, ageing, and increasingly complex population. Every year we deliver 2 million patient interactions including 58,000 day case procedures, 28,500 operations and 900,000 out of hospital appointments. 

We run a number of facilities and services in rural parts of the country including Haltwhistle War Memorial Hospital - a 17-bed hospital which provides high quality care for a range of patients from the local community. The multi-disciplinary hospital team provides specialist support and rehabilitation including occupational therapy and physiotherapy for patients who need extra help to prepare them for going home. They also provide palliative care for those approaching the end of life and a minor injuries service 

The trust also runs Rothbury Community Hospital through an innovative partnership with the private sector as well as England's most northerly hospital at Berwick on Tweed.

We are committed to being a leading provider of high-quality, safe, and compassionate care. In the next 5 years we will work with partners to deliver a fully integrated health and care system. We will address:

• rising demand for healthcare services
• widening health inequalities
• the need for sustainable, financially resilient services

As part of our strategic plan we want to transform how patients access and experience care. Our services will become more neighbourhood-based. We will integrate primary care, community services, social care, and the voluntary sector. This will provide proactive, person-centred support, particularly for people living with frailty or long-term conditions.