Locations

Specialty Hub (Referee) Spoke sites (Referrers) Status
Renal Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT ● Live
Renal Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT Gateshead Health NHS FT ● Live
Renal South Tees Hospitals NHS FT Trust North Tees Hospitals FT ● Live
Renal South Tees Hospitals NHS FT Trust County Durham and Darlington NHS FT (Darlington) ● Live
Renal Sunderland Royal Infirmary
(South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS FT)		 County Durham and Darlington NHS FT (Durham) ● Live
Renal transplantation Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT Receiving referrals from the four Renal hubs – Newcastle Hospitals, South Tees, Sunderland and North Cumbria ● Live
Hepato-biliary-surgery Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT All Trusts ● Live
Neurosurgery Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT All Trusts ● Live
Neurosurgery South Tees Hospitals NHS FT Trust All Trusts ● Live
Spinal Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT All Trusts ● Live
Spinal South Tees Hospitals NHS FT Trust All Trusts ● Live
Cardiology Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT All Trusts ● Coming soon
Cardiology South Tees Hospitals NHS FT Trust All Trusts ● Coming soon
Cardiology (South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS FT) ( PCI Only) All Trusts ● Coming soon
Vascular Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT ● Coming soon
Vascular Newcastle Hospitals NHS FT Gateshead Health NHS FT ● Coming soon
Vascular South Tees Hospitals NHS FT Trust North Tees Hospitals FT
County Durham and Darlington NHS FT (Darlington)		 ● Coming soon
Vascular Sunderland Royal Infirmary
(South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS FT)		 County Durham and Darlington NHS FT (Durham) ● Coming soon

Benefits of using Connect NENC

  • Consistency in processing referrals across the region, between sites and specialties
  • Completeness and access of patient data
  • Removes data loss due to misplacement – preventing clinical risks
  • Eliminates requirement for telephone referrals
  • Complete & efficient handover procedures
  • Improved data availability for making strategic service improvement decisions
  • Utilisation of resources – better visibility patient referrals
  • Enhanced capacity planning
  • Triaging patients more effectively – ensure appropriate level of care at the most appropriate site
  • Ability to prioritise cases
  • Better security around patient identifiable information

Staff feedback

“The message system on Connect NENC is great for managing referrals and communicating with colleagues at different sites.”

“It’s greatly helped in reducing email traffic and needing to copy in multiple people.”

Rohan Thakkar, Consultant Surgeon
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

“Connect NENC works well and provides a clear line of communication with the specialist and an accurate record of the advice given.”

“The ability to update the specialist on progress without the need for repeated phone calls makes the process more efficient.”

“Advice back has been rapid and very helpful.”

Simon Ellis, Consultant in Acute Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

“Connect NENC is providing us with a great birds eye view of renal referrals across different Trusts, while reducing the number of phone calls and emails between teams.”

“It’s also reducing the burden on admin and secretary staff to, helping them to free up time for other priorities.”

Lynne Sykes, Consultant Nephrologist
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contact

If you would like to schedule a briefing meeting for more information, you can email the project team with any queries.

You can also contact your named Trust representative if you would like to know more about how your organisation is involved.

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