Mel Cambage, our Interim Head of Nursing has been named as a Queen’s Nurse. A specialist in community nursing, Mel and her team deliver a wide variety of nursing interventions in people’s own homes such as wound care, injectable medication administration and end-of-life care. The 46-year-old mother of three from Hutton Rudby has been awarded […]

A TEAM who help diabetic patients with foot problems have called on people not to ignore the warning signs in the face of COVID-19. The diabetic foot service is calling on anyone who has symptoms to go along to see their GP and get a referral to the community podiatry team if appropriate. Like many […]

The worlds of high and low tech have joined forces to ensure babies and children can receive much needed physiotherapy sessions in safety. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has implemented the Attend Anywhere video consultation service where patients can see and speak to their clinician as they receive assessments and reviews while at […]

Home births are once again available for expectant mothers under the care of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The home birth service, suspended earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has now been re-introduced after a meeting of midwives resolved any issues or concerns they had to ensure the safe delivery of […]

A FATHER and son have both won their battle with COVID-19 – after spending nearly a combined 100 days in a coma. Mohammed Farooq and his son Amar Shazad have both been treated in the critical care unit at the University Hospital of North Tees over the last few weeks. Mohamed, 51, was the first […]

Patients with high risk foot problems have continued to get the care they need during the coronavirus pandemic – thanks to a dedicated health team. The diabetic foot team at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have maintained the same high quality level of care over the last few weeks. This is despite challenges […]

A volunteer at a local health care Trust has been praised for providing extraordinary support to an elderly patient. Alice Pearce, 32, from Hartlepool, has been volunteering at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteering two-days a week on Ward 36 at the University Hospital of North […]

HEALTH staff in Hartlepool have called on people of the town to support social distancing measures after a further spike in coronavirus cases over the last week. Staff from across the University Hospital of Hartlepool have made a video encouraging the local community to continue to follow the two metre rule to help stop the […]

An NHS wellbeing team created these fantastic care packs as part of a staff initiative during the coronavirus pandemic. The psychology and health and wellbeing departments at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust wanted to put together packages for front-line staff. Working with local supermarkets in Stockton including Morrisons, Tesco and Asda, Marks and […]

A HEALTH team in Hartlepool has transformed how it works as part of its response to coronavirus – making improvements to reduce hospital visits and help double the number of patients being treated. Over the last 10 weeks the Holdforth Unit at the University Hospital of Hartlepool has made a number of innovations. The unit […]