The Network is a collaboration of multi- professionals working together in the field of spinal care and the provides an environment where they can work together in order to share best practice and promote best quality care to continually improve spinal services for all their patients together.
The purpose of the Network is to improve outcomes and experience for all spinal patients within the East Midlands regions.

The Network Vision is to improve and optimise spinal care in the region and to deliver the best evidence-based treatments to all patients in a timely manner, regardless of when or where they seek care, in a location most appropriate to the needs of the patient.

Ultimately this means that all spinal patients within the Network will receive the same standard of care and treatment  excellence, regardless of which spinal unit they are admitted to. 

The role of networks is identified in ODNs: The Way Forward found at:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/develop-odns.pdf