How local health services are organised

Commissioning is the continual process of planning, agreeing and monitoring services.

In South Tyneside, services are commissioned by:

• the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)
• the Joint Commissioning Team (South Tyneside Council and the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board)
• Public Health (South Tyneside Council)

They commission services from a range of organisations including hospitals, community health services and the private and voluntary sectors.

All of these organisations must be registered with the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission.

They make sure that services are safe and delivered in line with national guidance and quality standards.

Commissioning services locally makes sure that services that are available are tailored to the needs of people that use them.

See our Joint Commissioning Strategy for children and young people with SEND.

See NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board: About

When services are brought in or changed

When commissioners design or change services, they work in partnership with:

• South Tyneside Council
• South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum
• Schools / settings
• Children and young people with SEND and their families
• Voluntary services, such as Autism in Mind and Toby Henderson Trust.