Tea parties serve up thanks to NHS volunteers to celebrate their support

20th May 2022

A celebratory afternoon tea has been served up to volunteers to thank them for their dedication.

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Plan your prescriptions plea as hospital teams urge patients to prepare for Jubilee Bank Holiday

18th May 2022

Patients are being asked to make sure they have plenty of medication in stock to see them through the Jubilee Bank Holiday as the four-day celebration nears.

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Further work underway to improve hospital site in South Tyneside

17th May 2022

Work has begun to demolish more old and unused hospital buildings as part of a programme of works to further improve the site at South Tyneside District Hospital and make way for future investments.

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More than a desk job – event looks to recruit the next intake of admin experts

16th May 2022

A host of new administration apprentices are being recruited to become the best in the business and help organise the NHS for decades ahead.

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Celebrating our nurses, midwifes and surgical stars as next generation encouraged to take first steps on career ladder

11th May 2022

A calendar of events has been put together to mark a series of days which shine a light on the careers of nurses, midwives and Operating Department Practitioners.

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Families invited to gather together for children's memorial service

11th May 2022

South Tyneside families will gather at a memorial service for children this weekend in the first event of its kind to be held in the borough since COVID restrictions ended. 

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New end of life and palliative care service launches in South Tyneside

9th May 2022

A new end of life and palliative care service has launched in South Tyneside, giving people more choice about where they spend the last days of their life

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Footpath closure at Sunderland Royal Hospital as work starts on substation

3rd May 2022

The footpath close to the Staff Health Club will be closed off for months while work is carried out to set up a new substation.

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Visiting further eased on adult inpatient wards at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

29th April 2022

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust will further easing some of its visitor restrictions on Tuesday 3rd May by welcoming two named visitors to spend time with patients each day on to its adult inpatient wards

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COVID-19 patient with longest stay in hospital’s ICCU during pandemic continues to recover

29th April 2022

A COVID-19 patient who spent the longest amount of time on a hospital’s Integrated Critical Care Unit (ICCU) since the outbreak of Coronavirus has begun the next stage of his recovery.

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