Our latest stories

Aspiring nurses are being offered the chance of paid care experience with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust before embarking on their nursing degree course.

A new 24/7 emergency phone line for people with urgent eye problems has proved a huge success with patients, allowing them to access specialist eye advice over the phone and reducing the need for unnecessary hospital visits.

A research worker at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for her outstanding contribution during the pandemic. Paula Madgwick was new to her post reviewing research trials for the Trust when COVID-19 struck and she found herself faced with having to quickly get to grips with helping to set up vital trials.

Enterprising Toby Medhurst may be only eight-years-old but already he’s showing he could have a bright future in business. Starting with only £5, he has raised a fantastic £425 for the children’s wards at Sunderland Royal Hospital by making and selling ‘rainbow wish’ bracelets. The kind-hearted, little lad even made some of the bracelets specially for the nurses on the ward where he and his brother Sam were treated for breathing difficulties when they were younger to say thank you for the amazing work they do.

Healthcare workers and their families took part in a cycle ride between South Tyneside and Sunderland to raise funds for research into the effects of COVID-19 on head and neck cancer patients. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust’s head and neck cancer team organised the fun outing and consultants, specialist nurses and speech and language therapists were among those who took part.