HEALTH

The heart of the matter

Cllr Scott Dickinson explains how Northumberland CC has joined forces with its local NHS health trust to introduce a new era of health and social care into a small community in the rural heart of the county.

A pioneering scheme in the small northern market town of Haltwhistle, that provides hospital and social care support under the same roof, is one of the first facilities of its kind in the country.

The innovative £4.6m new development, a partnership between Northumberland CC and Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has proved an original solution to improve and protect health and social care in the town.

SUBSCRIBE TO CONTINUE READING

Get unlimited access to The MJ with a subscription, plus a weekly copy of The MJ magazine sent directly to you door and inbox.

Subscribe

Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.

Login

Already a subscriber?