Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCH) and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WHH) are joining forces and working as one to improve healthcare services for our communities.
Warrington and Halton need strong and resilient clinical services, and our healthcare system must be sustainable for the future.
We know that we can achieve more together for both our patients and staff.
By coming together, we will deliver new models of care, with the continued involvement of a wide range of partners and voices, including primary care, local authorities and people with lived experience.
This is an exciting opportunity to really make things better for our patients and our staff, while also making our services stronger and more resilient.
With shared leadership, we will integrate our services.
We will have a shared executive team and from 1 November 2024 we will have a joint chief executive. Read more about the chief executive arrangements.
Subject to all necessary approvals, we plan to eventually become a single organisation.
This will help us to create the environment, leadership and governance for high-quality clinical and corporate services to thrive.
Our organisations have much in common, and we are looking forward to a bright future for our healthcare services in Warrington and Halton, and those we provide further afield.
Throughout the integration process we will be actively engaging with our staff, stakeholders, people with lived experience and our local communities to help shape the programme as it evolves and develops.
Better Care Together: A case for change
The ‘Better Care Together: A case for change’ document outlines the benefits of coming together as one single organisation for our partners and commissioners.
Read the Better Care Together: A case for change document (PDF 8.57MB)
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Frequently asked questions
Read our full list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Better Care Together programme.