Through Collaborative Newcastle, the City was able to respond more quickly and efficiently to the Covid-19 pandemic – bringing together people, teams and services to provide the highest quality care and support.
A good example of this includes the Care Home Support Group, which was quickly set up to provide daily advice and support calls and wraparound care team support to all care and residential homes in Newcastle.
Led by Collaborative Newcastle, the region also secured the funds to develop the Integrated Covid Hub North East (ICHNE). ICHNE will transform test and trace capabilities for the region, create 1,000 new jobs and lead the way in Covid science and research at a national level – via a specialist innovation lab.
