Health Literacy leads the way to help patients – with award to be presented on NHS’s 75th birthday
A team that makes health information easier to understand has won an NHS Parliamentary Award.
£35m plan to improve health in region's most deprived areas
A three-year programme is bringing together the NHS and councils with voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to tackle issues and do more to prevent ill health in the first place.
Team works with patient experts to put service to the test
A project improving mental health support for adults with autism has won a regional award.
Ready, set, birthday cake – Ward surprises its star baker to mark his 90th birthday
A hospital team sprung a surprise celebration for their star baker supporter as they marked his 90th birthday.
Put smoking behind you – make a fresh quit
Smokers across South Tyneside and Sunderland are being encouraged to quit with the launch of a new campaign featuring warnings from former smokers.
Landmarks to glow red for research as NHS celebrates difference it makes to lives
Landmarks across South Tyneside and Sunderland are to be lit up in red in recognition of the part clinical research makes in healthcare and saving lives.
First patients welcomed to new £10 million Integrated Diagnostic Centre
Patients are now receiving lifesaving tests and scans at a new purpose built facility in South Tyneside.
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 this week.
NHS teams ready to mark Pride Month and join in regional celebrations as they support the LGBT+ community
Health teams are lending their support to Pride Month as they prepare to join in one of the North East’s biggest LGBT+ events.
Australia’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer visits Sunderland hospital where her career started
Australia’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (CNMO) returned to the hospital where she launched her career as she met NHS leaders and toured her old department.
