We are a model formed of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH) with the aim of ensuring the clinical and financial sustainability of both hospitals. Both Trusts continue to provide core services such as A&E and maternity services and are collaborating more closely on other clinical and support services with the aim of providing the best care possible for patients. Working together, we are developing innovative approachs to team working in support services such as digital, estates, corporate governance and human resources. A common approach to transformation and quality improvement also remains a key priority for UHN. Since forming in 2021 we have achieved University Hospital status, which has improved academic opportunities for staff and access to research and new treatments for patients and continue to scale and create opportunities for key clinical collaborations, with work already underway in Head & Neck, ENT and the delivery of the Cardiology Centre of Excellence for Northamptonshire. Both KGH and NGH are active members of the Northamptonshire ICS, which consists of key health and care providers in the county. All partner organisations in the ICS remain separate with their own local responsibilities for the services they provide but are committed to working together towards our shared “Live your best life” strategy.