NHS staff in Teesside have pledged to make 10 courageous changes to boost their organisation – as part of an initiative to inspire people to lead and ensure healthcare is fit for the future. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has launched the second phase of its 100 Leaders programme. The project has a […]

“We make a real difference to the lives of so many different types of patients – all under the support of an incredible team.” That is the view of nurses in an emergency unit in Teesside who are part of a new recruitment campaign. The emergency assessment unit (EAU) at the University Hospital of North […]

A new initiative to help diagnose issues with people suffering from internal bleeding to their bottom is set to help people in Teesside – after a health trust launched a new service. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has started a new one-stop outpatient clinic to immediately assess, investigate and treat people suffering from […]

After clinical research nurse Barbara Campbell spent a decade working with bowel cancer patients, the last thing she expected was to be a patient herself. Since 2011, 63-year-old Barbara, from Stockton-on-Tees, has worked at the University Hospital of North Tees to encourage people to complete their bowel screening tests and deliver results and diagnoses. Having […]

A research midwife has been recognised for the role she has played leading research studies – as she celebrates a new landmark achievement in her organisation. Sharon Gowans, a research midwife at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, is one of the trust’s principal investigators (PI) for research studies. She has become the Trust’s […]

Dr Chris Wells, consultant gastroenterologist at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, is taking on the role to oversee endoscopy training in the North East as part of a new organisation. The Northern Endoscopy Training Academy (NETA) will ensure that endoscopies continue to be delivered safely as the North East welcomes in new waves […]

“You feel trusted to care for our patients and feel safe in raising concerns – but we can always do more.” The results of the annual NHS Staff Survey have been published – and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has reflected on the some of the feedback and themes raised. This year the […]

The “overwhelming success” of new support worker roles for busy hospital wards has led to a health trust’s decision to continue to recruit for the position. The team support worker roles at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust were aimed at being  extra support for clinical teams and support for patients in hospital. The […]

A Thornaby mum has taken it upon herself to raise awareness of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, where a symptom linked to the rare condition took the life of her nine-month-old daughter. Now she is raising money for the hospitals that looked after her. On Tuesday 22 September 2020, health care assistant Lisa Rogers made her way to […]

A group of women who all bonded while battling cancer in the same hospital unit have celebrated the final treatment of one of their group’s members. The self-titled ‘Wednesday Wonder Women’ saw Amanda Rees, from Norton – get to toll the final treatment bell in March at the University Hospital of North Tees. The group […]