Thank you Mam – Sue’s transplant story tells of the gift of life
The retired PA from Houghton-le-Spring has explained how her life changed when her mother Ann stepped forward to gift one of her kidneys.
Here’s to 100 years of life – Patients celebrate golden anniversary of transplant operations
A double celebration has been held for two patients who are marking the ‘golden’ moment since their lives were saved when relatives stepped forward to donate a kidney.
Bus ready to visit Sunderland to mark Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week
The Melissa Bus will pull into Sunderland Royal Hospital to share information.
St Benedict's Hospice to host its annual remembrance service
The service will be held this Sunday.
Plea for patients to use NHS services wisely as strike action set to run
People have been urged to think about which health services they should use as the longest period of industrial action experienced by the NHS begins.
Region's NHS prepares for longest period of industrial action and urges public to use services wisely
The region's NHS is urging people to use health services wisely ahead of six days of planned industrial action by junior doctors starting at 7am on Wednesday 3 January until 7am Tuesday 9 January 2024.
Say hello to babies welcomed by our midwives as the New Year begins
As 2024 began, our Maternity team was on hand to help deliver New Year babies.
Doctor receives King’s New Year’s Honours List in praise of work to tackle bullying and undermining in surgery
A doctor who is helping the NHS be a safer place for patients by making it a better place to work has been recognised in the King’s New Year’s Honours 2024.
Public urged to use emergency health services wisely this New Year weekend
People in the North East are being reminded to please only call 999 or visit A&E if their condition is a threat to life or limb as services continue to face high demand over the New Year weekend.
First set of students begin on UK’s only course of its kind to become next generation to lead kidney care
Sunderland Royal Hospital is helping train up the future leaders who will care for kidney patients after launching the only course of its kind in the UK.
