By coming together there are things that we know we could do better:
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We can develop a shared strategy and clear vision for how clinical services are delivered, completely rethinking how we work by putting patients first and focusing on what makes most sense now and for the future
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We can make clinical pathways – including complex diagnostic testing and lab analysis – smoother by reducing fragmentation, duplication and referrals between different hospitals. This will benefit patients and staff.
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Our scale as one combined Group will make us a highly attractive proposition for research and innovation and income-generating opportunities. It will strengthen our hand in negotiations with suppliers and potential partners. Combining our offer can make us a highly attractive proposition for the most specialised services, clinical trials and technological advances, which translate into cutting-edge patient care for our patients.
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We can achieve the greatest benefit from our individual strengths and talents – for example, by building on the commercial, research or educational successes in one hospital so they can be offered across the Group
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It will help us develop a shared electronic patient record and greater digital integration, making it easier for clinical teams to access the information they need without delays or patients having to repeat themselves
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We can deliver corporate and support services more effectively, efficiently and resiliently by working as one team, with some shared Group-wide roles and appropriate local site-based roles.
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Staff education, training and career progression will be greater as one Group than is ever possible in a smaller, standalone organisation. We will make it much easier for staff to move between hospitals when they want to change roles or broaden their experience.
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The NHS nationally and regionally is facing very real financial and operational challenges right now, and they are too big for any one organisation to meet alone. We can only do this by working together.
