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South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

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Performance at a glance

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Latest performance measures, national standards, change, status and twelve month trend
A&E Wait Times, opens in a new tabAugust 2026Latest78.9%Standard≥ 95%Change+1.8 pts since Jul 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 95% standard.12 month trend
Waiting times (RTT), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest75.8%Standard≥ 92%Change−1.1 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 92% standard.12 month trend
Diagnostic tests (DM01), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest80.8%Standard≥ 99%Change+2.4 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 99% standard.12 month trend
Cancer diagnosis (FDS), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest82.7%Standard≥ 75%Change+1.0 pts since Jun 2026StatusMeets standard. Meets the 75% standard.12 month trend
Cancer (31-day), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest99.0%Standard≥ 96%Change−0.5 pts since Jun 2026StatusMeets standard. Meets the 96% standard.12 month trend
Cancer (62-day), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest73.4%Standard≥ 85%Change+1.1 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 85% standard.12 month trend

Latest board intelligence

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    Leadership Structure Chart

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    Everyday Inclusion Strategy

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  • 8 Oct 2026

    Board pack, 8 October 2026

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Website
stsft.nhs.uk
Headquarters
Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, England
CQC rating
CQC: Requires improvement · 3 Feb 2023
NHS oversight
NOF segment 1 · Q1 2026/2715 of 134 acute trusts

10 recorded

  • South Tyneside District HospitalNE34 0PLGeneral acute hospital
  • Sunderland Eye InfirmarySR2 9HPSpecialist hospital (acute only)
  • Sunderland Royal HospitalSR4 7TPGeneral acute hospital
  • ClarendonNE31 1ATNon inpatient
  • Durham Diagnostic & Treatment CentreDH1 1HPNon inpatient
  • Palmers Community HospitalNE32 3UXNon inpatient
  • St Benedict's HospiceSR2 0NYOther inpatient
  • Sunderland Children's CentreSR3 4AGNon inpatient
  • Washington Primary Care CentreNE38 7QZNon inpatient
  • Other Reportable SitesNE34 0PLOther Reportable Site

13 people recorded

  • Chair

    Allison Thompson

    Chair

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  • Chief executive

    Ken Bremner MBE

    Chief Executive

    In September 2016, Ken was also appointed as Chief Executive of South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust. Since then, he has led a single executive management team covering both NHS Foundations Trusts prior to the formal merger to create South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in April 2019. In 2018 Ken was awarded an MBE for his services to NHS leadership. He is a passionate advocate for supporting the armed forces community and developing research, innovation and education in the NHS. He played an instrumental role in the founding of a School of Nursing at the University of Sunderland in 2016 and helped secure a successful bid for the University of Sunderland to become one of five new medical schools across England in 2018. Ken was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Sunderland in 2017. Under Ken’s leadership, the Trust is now one of the most digitally advanced in the NHS. The Trust was the first in England to achieve NHS England’s Global Digital Exemplar status and also certified with the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMMS) Level 7 accreditation (their highest accolade), one of only a handful in the UK. This recognises that STSFT is now paper free at the point of care. Ken is Chair of the Sunderland City Board, Vice Chair of Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, Chair of the North East and North Cumbria Provider Collaborative and currently Foundation Trust Partner Member of the North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

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  • Hayley Wardle

    Executive Director of Finance

    Hayley was named as the 2025 Finance Director of the Year by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).

  • Melanie Johnson

    Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals

  • Shaz Wahid

    Executive Medical Director

    Shaz is well respected as a doctor, manager and teacher. In 2006 he became the clinical lead for emergency care at South Tyneside District Hospital. He helped develop the hospital’s Emergency Care Centre which opened in 2012. He became Medical Director at South Tyneside Foundation Trust in 2015 and then at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in 2018. Shaz is also the Trust's Director of Infection Prevention Control and the Responsible Officer for doctors.

  • Vicky Mitchell

    Executive Director of Planning and Business Development

    Her first placement was as an operational manager at Sunderland Eye Infirmary. She then worked in different roles within healthcare. These include at the European Public Health Alliance in Brussels in Belgium. Vicky then returned to Sunderland Royal Hospital. She worked in lots of different operational roles as a Directorate Manager. She then became Head of Theatres at Sunderland Royal Hospital in 2015. She was also Divisional Director for Family Care at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and Divisional Director for Clinical Support. Vicky became Director of Planning and Business Development in 2025. She has worked on different projects across the Trust. This included helping to launch Meditech. This is an electronic health record. She also works with commissioners in health and local authorities as a member of different groups.

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  • Alan Clarke

    Non-Executive Director / Senior Independent Director

  • Debbie Carrick Sen

    Non-Executive Director

  • Jackie Fielding

    Non-Executive Director

  • Martin Knowles

    Non-Executive Director

  • Ngozi Lyn Cole

    Non-Executive Director / Vice Chair

  • Roy McLachlan

    Non-Executive Director

  • Steve Davison

    Non-Executive Director

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    Leadership Structure Chart

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    Everyday Inclusion Strategy

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    Board pack, 8 October 2026

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