Help us to help you during junior doctor strike
Leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) are asking for the public’s support as the Trust prepares for three days of industrial action and disruption to NHS services next week.
Patient launches his own ‘Tazfest’ celebration to help raise funds for the team who kept him alive during kidney failure
A Sunderland dad decided to mark a decade on from his lifesaving organ transplant by launching his own music festival - with the funds raised now helping other patients facing kidney conditions.
Junior doctors strike - information for patients and carers
The British Medical Association has announced that its junior doctors will take industrial action for 72 hours from 7am on Monday 13 March until 7am on Thursday 16 March. Please read this important update about our services.
NHS colleagues to be recognised with Freedom of the Borough as events mark impact of COVID on South Tyneside communities
South Tyneside will remember loved ones lost to COVID-19 and pay tribute to the strength and resilience of communities as final preparations are made for two special events this week.
Our Trust gets ready to support World Kidney Day
Our Renal Unit will be on hand to talk to visitors about dialysis and organ donation, while landmarks across Sunderland will glow in the day's colours to mark the event.
Trust Outpatients department presented with Healthwatch Sunderland Star Awards
Hospital teams who treat hundreds of patients every week have been praised for the care they give following overwhelming feedback thanking them for their dedication.
Sue’s a star as she lifts national Lifetime Achievement Award
Sue Robason, Acting Domestic and Linen Manager for CHoICE, has been recognised with a national award for the dedication she's shown during her career.
Midwife who has welcomed generations of Mackems gets set for retirement
Our Trust has said a farewell and thank you to Lynn Metcalfe after she retired from her role as a midwife after 30 years of welcoming babies into the world.
Memorials to remember the impact of COVID to be unveiled across South Tyneside
Lasting monuments are being installed to acknowledge those lost to the virus and the dedication shown by the NHS, care services and other key workers during the pandemic.
Colleagues in the running for national awards for their work to keep hospitals clean and running smoothly
Two colleagues who play an integral part ensuring hospital facilities run smoothly have been shortlisted for national awards.
