‘Clinic’s deterioration will be reversed’ say bosses

SERIOUS failings that led to Newcastle’s sexual health service being rated “inadequate” should not be repeated once it is under new management, city officials believe.

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Public health bosses on Tyneside say they are confident that the clinic’s deterioration over the past couple of years will be reversed and a similar situation avoided in other frontline services.

The Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) is taking over the in-person service, based at Ravensworth Terrace in the Summerhill conservation area just outside the city centre, after private firm Solutions 4 Health (S4H) had its contract terminated by Newcastle City Council.