What will our merger mean for our patients
Patients will still be referred to their usual local hospital or community service and our sites will continue to provide the same routine services for their local patients. However, by coming together as one, we expect to deliver more joined up services for patients, reduced waiting times and more support to keep people healthy.
We will also be able to provide more specialist care locally so patients don’t have to travel and better integration with community services so people can have their care at home instead of on a hospital ward.
We know that our patients want us to see beyond geographical boundaries between trusts so that we can streamline their care. Feedback has shown that people recognise and welcome the benefits of transfers of care being quicker and easier within a single integrated trust and of the potential for a greater choice of sites to attend for outpatient tests and appointments.
We have identified four initial services where we believe our merger can achieve greater benefits for patients and staff — oncology, research, colorectal surgery and surgical hubs. Read more about these, along with further details about our merger and frequently asked questions on our merger page.