We have had conversations with thousands of people through the New Hospitals Programme.

You can read more about that in the Your Hospitals, Your Say report (opens in a new window).

Through this we know that access, travel and joining up services are top priorities for people. 

Also important are investing in specialised services and supporting a reduction in health inequalities (unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups within society).

We have tried to take all of this into account when developing our clinical strategy.