Our vision expresses our collective aspiration and purpose.
It summarises our desire to achieve the highest standards in service delivery, improve health for local people and capitalise on our world class expertise and research capability. We will build on our history of proud and caring staff, delivering excellent healthcare and outstanding performance.
Our vision
Achieving local excellence and global reach through compassionate and innovative healthcare, education and research.
Our values were developed wholly by our staff and guide everything that we do as we grow to achieve our vision.
We care and are kind We care for our patients and their families, and we care for each other as colleagues. | We have high standards We work hard to make sure that we deliver the very best standards of care in the NHS. We are constantly seeking to improve. | We are inclusive Everyone is welcome here. We value and celebrate diversity, challenge discrimination and support equality. We actively listen to different voices. | We are innovative We value research. We seek to learn and to create and apply new knowledge. | We are proud We take huge pride in working here and we all contribute to our ongoing success. |
Our ambitions
As a major NHS provider and highly successful teaching hospital, we aspire to excel at a number of levels. We need to maintain our ability to be an excellent employer and to provide outstanding clinical services to the local population in Newcastle upon Tyne, while also delivering world class innovation and research which is influential on a national and global stage.
Find out more about our ambitions here.