Our vision and values

Patients are at the heart of everything that we do to support our
mission of "right care, right place, right time". We have a
strong track record of delivering high quality patient care,
focussing resources to produce the most effective outcomes. We are
at the leading edge of innovative service design which has
consistently led to us being one of the highest performing
ambulance trusts in the country.
Our vision is to make a difference by integrating our care and
transport in the pursuit of equity and excellence. This means we
will drive through improvements in service delivery and work to
ensure all of our patients have a positive experience, not losing
sight of our requirement to eliminate waste, inefficiency and
unnecessary costs. Our mission and vision remain firm:
Right Care, Right Place, Right
Time
Our strategic intentions reflect the Trust's current operating
environment and all of our planning continues to be strongly
aligned with the intentions of our Commissioners, feedback from
patients, service users and staff.
Our values underpin everything we do:
- Committed, professional and accountable
- Working together
- Delivering consistently
- Shaping the future
- Showing we care
In support of our vision we have put in place six strategic
intentions:
To lead in the provision of Emergency
Care
We want to be the provider of choice for A&E services and
lead through innovation, research and performance.
To be a first rate employer
We want to ensure our staff are appropriately supported, with
fair pay and flexible working conditions and a safe productive
working environment.
Be a key partner in Urgent Care reform
We want to help deliver the changes that our patients and our
commissioners are asking for using our expertise and
infrastructure.
To have sound financial health
We want to maintain strong financial health that enables us to
invest in new service developments, constantly taking the
organisation forward.
To transform our Patient Transport
Service
We want to continue to be the provider of choice for patient
transport services in the North East.
To be well governed and
accountable
We want to continue to ensure that the safety and quality of our
services to patients remains our highest priority.