Families offered test for their newborn as part of national study into more than 200 rare genetic conditions
Parents getting ready to welcome their baby into the world at Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital are being offered a test for more than 200 rare genetic conditions.
Eye Hospital building comes into focus
Visitors to Sunderland city centre are starting to get a better glimpse of how its new Eye Hospital will look, as work progresses on the final external works of the building ahead of its launch next summer.
Our Head of Research nominated for national leadership award
Claire Livingstone is one of 11 in the running for Manager of the Year (Non-clinical) category in the Nursing Times Workforce Awards 2025.
Join in the great crutch clear out as NHS urges people to give walking aids a new lease of life
Sort out the shed, give the garage a tidy up and have a look up in the loft – the campaign is on to return walking aids and put them to use once again.
Register for Trust’s Annual Members' and General Meeting
We will be hosting the event on Tuesday, September 23, at Sunderland Royal Hospital.
Meet the team: Project Team for Eye Hospital New Build
With the new Eye Hospital on the horizon, we’re introducing the brilliant teams making it happen. Over the coming months, we’ll be spotlighting our teams from clinical experts to project leads. To start, meet the Project Team for the Eye Hospital New Build.
NHS staff step up for hospital charity in the Great North Run
More than 30 runners are lacing up their trainers for the AJ Bell Great North Run as they support STS Charity this weekend. Over half of those are staff from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, running to raise funds its very own dedicated charity, as well as the Vision Appeal.
Government Emergency Alert test – Sunday, 7 September
The UK Government is testing the system on this date at 3pm.
Vape warning after fire leaves hospital patient with burns and ward room damaged
Hospital leaders have issued an urgent safety warning after a patient set herself on fire after it is believed she vaped in her hospital bed while wearing an oxygen mask.
'It's never too late to catch up' – parents and carers urged to protect their children with MMR vaccine
Parents and carers are being reminded that 'it's never too late to catch up' and urged to ensure their children have both doses of the MMR vaccine to avoid the 'real risk' of a measles outbreak.
