James Cook
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
A TEESSIDE nurse has scooped a prestigious award for her role in supporting and educating the future nursing workforce. Paula Wilkinson, a nurse in the cardiac intensive care unit and a practice supervisor at The James Cook University Hospital, won the Practice Supervisor of the Year Award at the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards. With […]
Thousands of patients will benefit from faster and safer cancer treatment thanks to new cutting-edge radiotherapy machines being rolled out to every region in the country. The government has paid for new linear accelerator (LINAC) machines at 28 hospitals, which use modern technology to reduce delays to treatment and, in some cases, could reduce the […]
University Hospitals Tees, the partnership of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is announcing an increase in some parking charges from Monday 2 June. Steve Taylor, group director of estates said: “We understand this is not welcome news, but we have kept the increase as low as […]
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