Health
Around 100 jobs have been lost across a group of companies that had been behind NHS 111 call centres, including three sites in the North East. Around 250 people were based at Totally plc sites in Newcastle, Sunderland and Stockton when administrators were appointed to the firm, along with Greenbrook Healthcare (Hounslow) Limited and Vocare Limited. Insolvency […]
A local hospital has invested in camera technology to help staff quickly intubate poorly babies who are struggling with their breathing. The equipment, a ‘GlideScope’, is now in place on the special care baby unit at the University Hospital of North Tees – which cares for babies who are born prematurely or sick. The ‘GlideScope’ […]
A TEESSIDE health leader has been listed in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) as one of the country’s top chief executive officers within the NHS. Stacey Hunter who joined University Hospitals Tees (comprising North Tees and Hartlepool and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts) in January 2024, appears on the list for the fourth time. […]
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 3 June 2025, approved aumolertinib (Aumseqa) for adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Aumolertinib can be used in patients who have tested positive for a mutation in a gene called epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and who have not yet received treatment for […]
The official opening of the Northumbria Health and Care Academy, a bespoke facility providing training and education to current and future NHS nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, took place yesterday (Monday, 2 June). It was fitting that Dame Ruth May, a former nurse and former Chief Nursing Officer for England, was there to unveil […]
TWO North East patients have become the first in the region to undergo a revolutionary heart procedure at The James Cook University Hospital. Valerie Wells, from Peterlee, and Lindel Carre, from Durham, are now enjoying a renewed lease of life after undergoing tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) at the Middlesbrough hospital. The minimally invasive procedure […]
The switch from analogue to digital landlines is being rolled out across the country as copper networks become increasingly unreliable and spare parts are no longer available. Putting safety at the centre of the switchover, landline companies will send an engineer to carry out the switchover and personally test the telecare alarm, ensuring it continues […]
NHS patients and staff are benefiting from an almost £1 billion boost for the frontline, as a government crackdown on rip-off temporary staffing agencies delivers unprecedented savings. The Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting announced strict agency spending limits last November and ordered trusts to reduce their spend on agency staff by 30% in […]
Dr Richard Duggins, consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), explores the growing challenge facing today’s workforce. His new book ‘Burnout-Free Working: An Expert Guide to Thriving in a Stressful Workplace’ builds on two decades of patient experiences, sharing what can tip people into burnout and how to […]
PATIENTS receiving cancer treatment across Teesside are benefiting from more personalised care thanks to a newly designed treatment area. The chemotherapy day unit at The James Cook University Hospital which treats up to 60 patients a day, now has 18 specialist treatment chairs and a new central lounge area with designated zones. The specialist comfortline […]
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