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27 May 2020
Dr Andy Mellon will retire this summer after 24 years as a Consultant Paediatrician at Sunderland Royal Hospital. Dr Mellon has fulfilled a frontline role throughout this time, combining it with his educational role representing Newcastle University’s…
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26 May 2020
Staff at hospitals in South Tyneside and Sunderland are doing their utmost to ensure that relatives of coronavirus patients who cannot be with their loved ones at the end of life have memories to cherish.
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20 May 2020
“Out of this world” – that is how Sara and Paul Dunn described their birthing experience at South Tyneside District Hospital’s Midwifery-Led Birthing Centre. Couple Sara 36, and Paul, 37, from East Herrington chose to deliver their newest bundle of joy at…
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20 May 2020
Senior nurse Nicola Peat is a passionate believer in going above and beyond for her patients and their loved ones. So, when a bereaved relative found herself stranded alone, hundreds of miles away from home at Christmas, Nicola didn’t hesitate and invited…
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20 May 2020
The support of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology research team has enabled an important trial aimed at earlier identification of problems with unborn babies to keep going amid the COVID-19 pandemic.