Aims

To put patients at the centre of all we do, providing the highest quality clinical care in our hospitals and associated locations and the local community we serve:

• To provide the highest quality support services to patients.
• In partnership with Newcastle University Medical School and others to be nationally and internationally respected for our successful clinical research and development programme which leads to benefits in healthcare and for patients.
• To promote healthy living and lifestyles through our own activities and in collaboration with partners in primary and social care and in statutory, voluntary and academic agencies.
• To ensure value for money and using the freedoms of Foundation Status to explore and develop new markets and partnerships and to exploit our strengths and specialisms to the full, including through vertical or horizontal integration and expansion where it is appropriate.
• To ensure effective corporate and clinical leadership while maintaining the highest standards of ethics and governance.
• To ensure a full appreciation throughout the organisation of the changing environment of competition, risk, regulation and patient choice and of our financial position.