NENC Provider Collaborative

🎙️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲! Dr Richard Duggins, Clinical Lead for the Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub, talks about why the Hub was created, the pressures staff face and why early, kind support matters. Listen ➡️ bit.ly/4lBq7fh

🚭 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 NHS teams across the region are helping more people quit smoking for good. This work is strengthening prevention, improving long term health and reducing the impact of tobacco related harm in our communities. More➡️ bit.ly/4uCQPbs

The MMC is proud to have achieved Foundation status through the @NorthEast_CA SHINE programme 🌟 Recognising fairness, opportunity and respect 🤝 A strong first step as we work towards Advanced accreditation 🔝 Find out more about the MMC 👉 bit.ly/4oS8Yhr

📰 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 1⃣️ Sunderland’s Eye Hospital progresses ➡️ bit.ly/46iCerc 2⃣️ Thoracoscopy now offered in Cumbria ➡️ bit.ly/4lfTJOU 3⃣️ Patients praise Northallerton’s chemo centre ➡️ bit.ly/3NdJtdx More ➡️ bit.ly/3RTReEs

The new National Cancer Plan for England aims to help more people live longer. It sets a goal for 3 in 4 people with cancer to live at least five years by 2035, through better prevention, faster tests and new treatments. 👉 What this means for our region: bit.ly/4skDOBn

We’re excited to share that the Medicine Manufacturing Centre (MMC) will be supporting two Scientist Training Programme (STP) trainees from September 🙌 Here’s why we think MMC should be top of the list for future STPs 👇 Find out about the programme ➡️ bit.ly/4rNmlli

𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆'𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 This month's edition includes: ➡️ National Cancer Plan & what it means for the NENC ➡️ MMC’s support for the Scientist Training Programme ➡️ Smoking, lung health & local support Plus more! Sign up 👉 bit.ly/3WlMPf0

🚭 Smoking harms thousands in the NENC but support is here. 🎙️ Our latest Frontline Voices podcast with the @NENC_NHS features Rachel McIlvenna & Dr Ruth Sharrock on the real impact of smoking, why no level is safe and the support available. Watch ➡️ bit.ly/3N0LtWk

📰 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗨𝗽 1⃣️ New state‑of‑the‑art theatres now open at Hexham General Hospital ➡️ bit.ly/4tGQF29 2⃣️ Gateshead invests £7.4m to improve women’s and children’s care ➡️ bit.ly/4rPpDUp

The new NHS Medicines Manufacturing Centre will secure vital medicines for the North East and North Cumbria for 20 years. A key part of our strategy to innovate and improve outcomes, it completes in 2026. 🎥 Watch more ➡️ bit.ly/40TyZEd

📢 iRefer CDS is now live in Sunderland! GPs can access evidence‑based imaging guidance to cut unnecessary scans and support radiology capacity. This is the first rollout in the region. Next up: CDDFT, Northumbria and Tees. More info ➡️ bit.ly/4aqE6Ai

𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆'𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 🙌 This month's edition includes: ➡️ A focus on CNTW's Hope Haven ➡️ Final Getinge isolators arrive at the MMC ➡️ The first regional implementation of iRefer CDS Plus more! Sign up 👉 bit.ly/3WlMPf0

@SouthTees is the first in the North East to introduce the ExcelsiusGPS robot for spinal surgery 🏥🤖 The team at James Cook University Hospital will start using the new system in February, helping deliver even more precise care for patients 👏 More ➡️ bit.ly/49TAc1v

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆💙 Mental health teams across NENC are working hard to support people this winter. New ‘Frontline Voices’: David Storm from @CNTWNHS talks current pressures and advice for anyone struggling in the colder months. 👉bit.ly/4pJ2mlE @NENC_NHS

✅ All seven Getinge isolators are now on-site at the MMC and in their clean rooms, ready for installation! A major step toward producing ready-to-administer medicines like chemotherapy and antibiotics. 👉 Find out more about the MMC here: bit.ly/4oS8Yhr

📰 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 Big improvements in care: 1⃣ More MRI scans at North Tyneside ➡️ bit.ly/4pBVtTe 2⃣ First ‘Gait Lab’ at Freeman ➡️ bit.ly/4qTu7sW 3⃣ Upgraded radiotherapy at James Cook ➡️ bit.ly/3ZbTPwJ More ➡️ bit.ly/3RTReEs

Last year our elective team visited the new surgical hub at the Friarage Hospital, part of @SouthTees 🏥✨ The hub was already nationally recognised for outstanding standards 🏅 📣 Today it celebrates its 1,000th robotic assisted surgery 👏🤖 More ➡️ bit.ly/3NvBqs5

What a year for the NENC Provider Collaborative! ✅ More Community Diagnostic Centres – faster access, shorter waits ✅ Medicines Manufacturing Centre nearing completion ✅ 10-year clinical strategy approved Plus loads more! Check it out here ➡️ bit.ly/3RTReEs

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! 🙌 Highlights: ➡️ Message from Chair, Ken Bremner MBE ➡️ CQC maternity survey results ➡️ How NHS teams are keeping people safe at home this winter Sign up 👉 bit.ly/3WlMPf0

🎙️ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞! Daniel Elkeles, Chief Exec of NHS Providers, shares insights from his visit to North East & North Cumbria: ✅ Why collaboration matters ✅ Role of Provider Collaboratives ✅ NHS 10-year plan 🎧 Listen now ➡️ bit.ly/4pyZQ2a