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1/10 Fantastic and inspirational visit to @NewcastleHosps yesterday with Ella Fuller and Kacey Cogle from the @NHSProviders policy team. Great to see fellow NHS Assembly member @JackieDanielNHS thriving and flourishing. 
2/10 Very struck by the positive and optimistic outlook of the @NewcastleHosps senior leadership team on my visit yesterday. Recognising the pressures & challenges but also determined to take advantage of some fantastic opportunities, for example leading edge biomedical research.
3/10 Great to visit @NewcastleHosps emergency department yesterday. Rightly proud of performance over busy winter period. Particularly admired clear acknowledgment of status as Regional Trauma Centre & need to stay open to help others in region when they’re overwhelmed. #TeamNE
4/10 Great to talk to a @NewcastleHosps leadership team that wants to play its part to ensure all trusts in the NE region are successful. EG Keen to make the relationship with @SouthTees work well, as the two major regional tertiary hubs. #TeamNE.
5/10 We talk about creating rewarding career paths for NHS staff and developing innovative solutions to address current workforce shortage challenges.....fantastic, inspirational, presentation from pathology team @NewcastleHosps showing one of best examples I’ve seen of this...
6/10 Great to see exciting and innovative pilot @NewcastleHosps enabling biomedical scientific staff to take greater responsibility for dissections and pathology reporting previously undertaken by pathology consultants. Great team working/innovation creating win/win for all.
7/10 Great to visit internationally renowned @NewcastleHosps childrens’ immunology and bone marrow transplant service. Mind blowing innovation e.g. using cutting edge stem cell research to combine cells from both parents to ensure everyone who needs it has a donor.
8/10 Fantastic @NewcastleHosps paediatric bone marrow transplant service. Gone from 10 transplants a year to more than 50 and from a 50% to 90% success rate. Constantly innovating new techniques too. And treating patients from all over the world e.g. Estonia and Saudia Arabia.
9/10 Good to hear about work going on between @NewcastleHosps and @NewcastleCC to create integrated care for local population. Shows stretch required for large teaching hospitals - from internationally renowned research to integrated care for the local population.
10/10 Real sense of a cohesive, collaborative, values based senior leadership team @NewcastleHosps working hard to engage and empower staff to improve outcomes. Impressive stuff!
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