World Diabetes Day: NHS diet to help hundreds to fight Type 2 diabetes in the North East and North Cumbria
The NHS in the North East and North Cumbria has introduced a service to help hundreds of people beat Type 2 diabetes by losing weight.
Service to give families a chance to remember their lost babies
A memorial service will be held this weekend to support families who have been affected by baby loss.
Emergency Department opens new state-of-the-art resus area for patients in South Tyneside
Emergency care staff at South Tyneside District Hospital have today begun treating patients in a new state-of-the-art resus area thanks to a major investment in the hospital’s Emergency Department.
First patients undergo heart MRI scans in Sunderland as Trust launches new life-saving service
Life-saving scans have been launched through a new service at Sunderland Royal Hospital which will give cardiologists vital information they need to treat a range of heart conditions.
Work under way to set up new £3 million Critical Care Unit at South Tyneside District Hospital
Construction work is progressing as we invest £3 million into creating a new Critical Care Unit at South Tyneside District Hospital.
Prescriptions at the push of a button prove hit with patients after hospital's 24/7 vending machine is put to the test
A hospital has become the first in the country to install a vending machine which allows patients to access their prescription medication 24/7 at the touch of a few buttons.
Hospital among the first in Europe to welcome new neonatal X-ray machine thanks to £70,000 Red Sky Foundation donation
A neonatal unit has welcomed a specialist X-ray machine to help its youngest patients thanks to the family of a girl born with a heart defect who continue to give back to the NHS.
Healthcare services and Her Majesty the Queen's funeral
Our Trust is deeply saddened Her Majesty the Queen has passed away and will join our staff, patients and communities in mourning for her funeral on Monday, while working hard to ensure as many services as possible can continue.
Autumn vaccination gets underway to protect the most vulnerable this winter
NHS vaccination teams across the region are offering COVID-19 boosters and annual flu vaccination to those at greatest risk from both viruses.
Our NHS staff get ready for this year’s Great North Run as route returns to South Tyneside
NHS heroes are counting down their final Great North Run training sessions as they get set to raise funds to help support patients.
