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Politics => Local Issues and Matters => Topic started by: Lucy Lass-Tick on July 18, 2019, 07: PM

Title: Here we go again?
Post by: Lucy Lass-Tick on July 18, 2019, 07: PM
Ideas are being kicked around about merging the health trusts north & south of the river. Very early days but worth watching. 

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/teessides-two-hospital-trusts-exploring-16607080?fbclid=IwAR0YbuOsnqmh6iaKkk8QZmOjNSGAHKrD33RE06QDQFXSA5YYO-2NDykmr9w
Title: Re: Here we go again?
Post by: Lucy Lass-Tick on July 18, 2019, 08: PM
And the reports for James Cook don't look too 'healthy':

https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/RTRAT/reports?fbclid=IwAR3t91a1Hh1T8TL6GI4B9WqNBaTad9NKvEKSJv_VbJy-ERXV605g0HGvuJM
Title: Re: Here we go again?
Post by: seaton on July 19, 2019, 02: AM
How many Chief Executives will we need at £250k plus too run it ?
Title: Re: Here we go again?
Post by: Lord Elpus on July 19, 2019, 05: AM
One NHS trust for teesside makes sense, I don't see what the problem is.
Title: Re: Here we go again?
Post by: fred c on July 19, 2019, 07: AM
I tend to agree LE, however it obviously means the choice of CEO is paramount and needs to be coupled with a streamlining of 'The Board'.......I remember attending a meeting alongside you at NT, we could barely get in the room.