South Tyneside and Sunderland doctors encouraging students’ medical ambitions
An event to encourage students from all backgrounds to pursue careers in Medicine will be held at Sunderland Royal Hospital on Friday, July 26th.
State-of-the art Durham Diagnostics and Treatment Centre celebrates first birthday
The Durham Diagnostics and Treatment Centre (DTC) is celebrating its first year of providing specialist care locally for thousands of patients across Durham and the surrounding areas.
Local consultant chosen as diabetes champion for South Tyneside and Sunderland
A consultant who works across South Tyneside and Sunderland has been selected as a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, to help transform care for people living with diabetes in the local area.
South Tyneside and Sunderland nurses and midwives focus on providing person-centred care at annual conference
The importance of providing care which meets the needs of the individual patient was the main focus of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust’s annual Nursing and Midwifery Conference.
New local nursing graduates providing first class care for South Tyneside and Sunderland patients
The first nursing students to complete an exciting new adult nursing course at the University of Sunderland aimed at encouraging more local recruits to enter the profession received their degrees at a special graduation ceremony yesterday.
Newcastle University honour for Sunderland Consultant helping to find cures for blindness
A leading Sunderland Ophthalmologist involved in revolutionary research which could cure some of the causes of blindness has been awarded an academic honour by Newcastle University. Mr David Steel, a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sunderland Eye Infirmary, has worked with the Stem Cell Research group at Newcastle University’s Institute of Genetic Medicine for 10 years.
Healthcare leaders confirm next steps in Path to Excellence journey
Healthcare leaders in South Tyneside and Sunderland have confirmed a revised timeline for the transformation of local hospital services as part of Phase Two of the Path to Excellence programme*. After sharing a list of ‘working ideas’ in February 2019 for the future of emergency care and planned hospital care across South Tyneside and Sunderland, widespread involvement has taken place to openly encourage feedback from staff, stakeholders, patients and members of the public.
Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2019 Submissions
Health innovators across the region are being called on to enter the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2019. The Awards celebrate the forward-thinking healthcare ideas that are being developed to improve patient care across the region. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is supporting organisers, the Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria, as one of the sponsors of this year’s event.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust to host the first regional Step into Health event for the Armed Forces
NHS employers across the North East of England have joined together to encourage the Armed Forces community to ‘Step into Health’.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust signals its renewed support for the Armed Forces
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust marked Reserves Day today (Wednesday June 26th) with a celebratory lunch for its own reservists in recognition of the contribution they make to the Armed Forces.
