Between 2 June and 1 September we asked for your views about a new healthcare system for Hartlepool, Stockton and parts of Easington and Sedgefield.

This new system will mean that more health care will be available in or near your home and you will only need to go to the new hospital for things which can’t be provided locally. If you do have to go to the new hospital better transport will make it easy to get there.

We wanted to know which site you would prefer from the two which had been identified as meeting the requirements of people living in our area.

During the three month consultation we wanted to hear your views on:

1. having health services in or as near to your home as possible, with only things which need to be done in hospital taking place there
2. where you think Stockton and Hartlepool’s community services should be and on which site you feel the new hospital for Hartlepool, Stockton and parts of Easington and Sedgefield should be built
3. how best to bring in all the changes needed to build this new healthcare system

Consultation Document - click here
Erratum - click here
Consultation Leaflet - click here

Discussions have taken place with numerous stakeholders since the Momentum programme’s launch in April 2007, informing people of the project and its purpose, taking on board feedback provided in the development of the proposals for consultation.

These stakeholders have included MPs, Council members, Local Authorities, NHS partner organisations, Local Strategic Partnerships, GPs, Staff, and members of the public.

Ongoing discussions have also taken place with local Overview and Scrutiny Committees throughout the programme.

Schedule of meetings held 2007 - click here

Schedule of meetings held 2008 - click here

From 20 May to 1 June 2008, a 4 minute commercial on the Momentum: Pathways to Healthcare programme was broadcast at shopping centres across the area, including Castledene Shopping Centre, Peterlee; Exhibition Trailer outside Parish hall, Sedgefield; Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, Hartlepool and Castlegate Shopping Centre, Stockton.

Clip used at roadshow

Four summit events were held during the consultation: two at the start of the consultation process in June and two towards the end in August. The Summit Events aimed to provide the opportunity for anyone wishing to take part in informed discussion of key issues regarding the momentum proposals and focussed mainly on the development of the Service Pathways. The outcomes of the discussions at the first summits in June were fed into the consultation process and informed the agenda for the second summits held in August.

To read the full report, click here

Presentation from June summit meetings - click here

Eight public meetings were arranged out the outset of consultation with an extra meeting added for Wynyard residents following a request. The Programme Team also attended over 50 additional meetings to provide the people of the area the opportunity to hear about the proposals.

Click here to view all meetings attended during the consultation period.

Presentations and transcripts from the nine public meetings are available following the links below:

A copy of the audio from each public meeting is available upon request from the Programme Office.

Momentum Interim Report June 2008

Momentum Interim Presentation June 2008

The purpose of the NHS Joint Committee was to agree and oversee a process of joint consultation, approve the consultation document and, following consultation, make the final decision regarding the outcome of the consultation on behalf of all organisations involved.

The NHS Joint Committee is made up of representatives from the three sponsoring organisations, North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Hartlepool Primary Care Trust and Stockton on Tees Teaching Primary Care Trust.

Meeting held 19 May 2008

• Agenda
• Papers submitted to NHS Joint Committee
  
• Minutes of the meeting held 19 May 2008

Meeting held 23 October 2008

• Letter to NHS Joint Committee
• Agenda
• Items of Interest
1. Item 3 – Minutes of last meeting
2. Item 4.1 – Summary of proposals and process undertaken
3. Item 4.2 – Independent Feedback from Consultation
4. Item 4.3 – Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee Response to Consultation
• Items for Decision
1. Item 5.1 – Service Model
2. Item 5.2 – Community Based Facilities
3. Item 5.3 – New Hospital Location
• Next Steps

Minutes of the meeting held 23 October 2008: click here

Transcript of the meeting held 23 October 2008: click here

The Momentum team received correspondence from a group representing Wynyard Residents regarding the Momentum Proposals. Click below for copies of the letters and also responses from the three sponsoring organisations..

Letter received from Wynyard Residents dated 3 September

Response from Ward Hadaway on behalf of the three sponsoring organisations

For an in-depth assessment of the consultation prepared by Proportion Marketing Ltd, click here

Under Section 244 of the NHS Act 2006, all local NHS bodies have a duty to consult local Overview & Scrutiny Committees on proposals for any substantial development of the health service of substantial variation in the provision in their areas.

As part of the consultation members of the scrutiny committees in Co Durham, Hartlepool, Stockton and North Yorkshire formed a joint committee to explore the proposals set out in the consultation document.

Two committees were formed, one being Hartlepool and Co Durham, the second Stockton & North Yorkshire.

To read the reports submitted by both Committees, including the Joint Committee report click here

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Hartlepool Primary Care Trust and Stockton on Tees Teaching Primary Care Trust would like to express their appreciation to all stakeholders and members of the public involved throughout the consultation process.

A letter detailing next steps has been circulated, however due to the wide engagement it has not been possible to send this to everybody. A copy is available here