Life on the frontline inspires Physio to change career path
In March 2020, almost 200 members of staff at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust were redeployed to different roles to support the Trust in the fight against COVID-19.
NHS Offers Covid Jab To Clinically Vulnerable And People 65 to 69
NHS staff will begin vaccinating people aged 65 to 69 and those who are clinically vulnerable against Covid from tomorrow (Monday) with over one million people already invited to book a jab.
All residents and staff in care homes for older people offered COVID vaccine
All residents and members of staff in care homes for older people across Sunderland have now been offered the Covid -19 vaccine.
Call for People Aged 70 And Over To Contact NHS For A Covid Jab
People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid and who would like to be are today being asked to contact the NHS to arrange a jab.
Emma recognised for exceptional care to patients and their families
A matron from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has been honoured through a national awards programme that recognises nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants who show exceptional care to patients and their families, and to their colleagues.
Apprentice Administrative Officer Vacancy
We are currently recruiting for an Apprentice Administrative Officer to work in Claims Management based at Sunderland Royal Hospital. If you would like to earn while you learn, click here to apply: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916366160 Please note, this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received
Clinical Engineering Apprentice blazing a trail for others
In the UK only 12 per cent of engineers are female, even in the NHS engineering is still a male-dominated industry. But Katherine Jones is blazing a trail for women as she becomes the first ever female to complete the NHS Biomedical Engineering apprenticeship in the North East.
Future is green in Sunderland
Sunderland has set out its ambitions to be a carbon neutral city by 2040. Partners across the city have signed up to a Low Carbon Framework that will drive down emissions and seek to make the city carbon neutral within 20 years.
PM'S praise as more than 80% of Sunderland care home residents vaccinated
MORE than 80 per cent of residents and 50 per cent of staff in care homes for older people in Sunderland have been vaccinated as the city continues its fight back against Covid-19. Sunderland was among a number of areas of the country singled out for praise by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his news conference this afternoon for their vaccination efforts to protect the vulnerable.
Sticking to the rules is the best way to clap for us
As the weekly Clap for Carers returns during the third national lockdown, healthcare bosses at Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust are asking the public to show their continued support for the NHS, not by clapping, but by simply sticking to the rules.
