Managing Director Tracey Sopp recently visited the sewing room at St George’s Park, spending time with the team member who keeps this small but vital service going. This is a little known service that plays a really important role in saving money and reducing waste. The sewing room is the last of its kind, now […]
Raising Standards at Carleton Clinic
Our Managing Director, Tracey Sopp recently visited the Estates team at Carleton Clinic to see first‑hand the scale of improvements made since NTW Solutions took over responsibility for the site. The visit highlighted just how much progress has been achieved in a relatively short space of time, thanks to careful planning, strong partnership working and […]
Creating a Modern Hub in a Historic Building
A huge programme of capital works has now completed at St Nicholas Hospital and Tracey Sopp, our Managing Director, visited the Capital Team just before the project wrapped up to see progress first-hand. The work brings together a range of teams and services that were previously based at the old Newcastle General Hospital (CAV) site […]
Saluting New Skills: NTW Solutions at the BFRS Jobs Fair
Our colleagues recently had a fantastic day representing NTW Solutions at the latest British Forces Resettlement Services (BFRS) Jobs Fair, an event dedicated to supporting ex-military personnel and the wider Armed Forces community as they move into civilian careers. Janet and Tom from our Estates team, along with Workforce Partner Nikki, attended the fair to […]
Meet the Team Keeping our Digital Infrastructure Stable and Secure
Our Digital Infrastructure Team recently welcomed Malcolm Aiston, NTW Solutions Board Chair, for the first director visit since Digital Services transferred into the company. It was a great chance for Malcolm to meet the team and hear about their important work to maintain the digital systems we all rely on and the ongoing battle to […]
Meet the Team Cutting Carbon and Costs
Gillian Colquhoun, our Chief Digital Information Officer, recently spent time with the Sustainability Team to learn more about their work and the difference they are making across NTW Solutions and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). The team’s ultimate goal is to get CNTW to carbon net zero but Gillian heard how […]
Fired Up About Safety – Meet our Fire Safety Advisors
Tracey Sopp, our Managing Director, visited our team of Fire Safety Advisors who play a central role in keeping everyone safe across the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust estate. They have a varied role which covers everything from training to ensuring buildings are safe and follow the latest safety regulations. Their work […]
Finance in Focus
Matthew Lessells, Executive Director of Estates, spent time with our Finance Team to hear how they support services across NTW Solutions and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). The Finance Team is made up of several specialist areas and between them they look after everything from payments to suppliers and staff, to […]
Grant Win For New Solar Panels
We are delighted to announce that we have received a government grant to provide new solar panels on some of our buildings. We are already one of the top mental health trusts for solar power generation and this will add to the solar panels we already have. NTW Solutions’ Sustainability Team proudly manage sustainability projects […]
A Bin’s-Eye View of Waste Management
Our Managing Director, Tracey Sopp, recently spent time with our waste team to see how they manage the wide range of waste generated across Cumbria, Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW). From reusable sharps bins to clever machines that shrink food waste, the visit showed how small changes can make a big […]