The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This organisation became a foundation trust in June 2006
Overall rating for 2006/2007
Quality of services
This score covers a range of areas including safety of patients, cleanliness and waiting times.
2005/2006
How this trust meets levels of service in:
Use of resources
This score looks at how well this organisation manages its finances.
2005/2006
The way in which we assessed use of resources differs over the two years as the organisation achieved foundation trust status during 2006/2007.
Summary
Based on our assessment, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust continued to provide a good quality of service to patients. This trust gained foundation trust status during 2006/2007. Foundation trusts are assessed in a different way to other trusts. During the same period, this trust was excellent at managing its finances. In a recent survey of trusts in England, patients rated this organisation as satisfactory in terms of their overall experience.
How patients rate this trust
In our survey of patients, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust received an overall score of
See the full patient survey results for The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Managing risks to patients and staff
Infection control, managing medicines, buildings and equipment, staff training, violence and protecting vulnerable people
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Complaints
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Investigations and interventions
There were no investigations for this trust in 2006/2007.
Focus on services
Published January 2008
Published January 2008
Published July 2007
Published October 2006
Published October 2006
Published October 2006
Services for children in hospital
Published October 2006
