Some of the young people with learning disabilities who are working at their local hospital have talked about their experiences – as part of an awareness week. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating National Supported Internship Day today. The Trust works with Project Choice, a programme funded by Health Education England, to […]

We are encouraging our much-valued nurses and midwives to train for a new professional advocate scheme to provide advice and guidance to their colleagues. The Professional Nurse Advocate and Professional Midwife Advocate are new roles which see nurses and midwives undertaking specialist training to offer additional support to their colleagues. A Professional Nurse/Midwife Advocate provides […]

The Trust has been recognised for its work to ensure it is addressing disability equality issues for its staff. The Trust has been awarded the Disability Confident Leader accreditation – after making a range of improvements. This has included its promotion of disability – including hidden disabilities like epilepsy, neurodiversity (different way of thinking) and […]

A midwife who has been caring for people In Hartlepool for nearly five decades has retired from her role. Sheenagh Robson, who left her role as a community midwife at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust last week, has worked in healthcare in the town for 49 years. She started as a cadet nurse […]

A Hartlepool NHS charity has allocated fundraising money to improve staff and patient hospital experience. North Tees and Hartlepool Together, the official charity for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, has donated over £50,000 to its staff and patients. Staff were encouraged to put in applications for the money, all focused on improving wellbeing […]

Staff at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust will be the first in the UK to trial a new, eco-friendly car washing system invented by a local GP. Dr Oji Obiora, a GP with Hartlepool and Stockton Health who works shifts at the urgent care departments of University Hospital of North Tees and University […]

A Stockton NHS charity has allocated fundraising money to enhance staff and patient experience. North Tees and Hartlepool Together, the official charity for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, has given over £50,000 back to staff and patients. Staff were encouraged to put in applications for the money, detailing how the funds would improve […]

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust’s tobacco dependency team have been assessed as having helped save 166 lives in just one year. The team provides bespoke support for any in-patient who wants to quit smoking. The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System has reviewed the first year of the team’s work and […]

A Stockton midwife sonographer is working tirelessly to make lasting changes to maternity services at North Tees. 48 year-old Nicola Threadgold seized the opportunity to take part in quality improvement (QI) to make a difference to the lives of the patients she treats. Nicola said: “I wanted to get involved with QI as I believe […]

An NHS service in Teesside that investigates potential internal health problems has once again been recognised as “exceptional” – following an independent inspection. The endoscopy service at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has been described as “high quality, innovative and progressive”. This is following an assessment by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) for […]