North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust once again welcomed a host of local businesses and groups from across the Tees Valley for its annual health and wellbeing event for staff.
The annual ‘festival of finance’ event was first set up to support colleagues across the organisation during a testing financial period, and is hosted in partnership with a number of businesses and charities across the region. The event helps provide money saving advice, guidance and access to exclusive special offers.
The festival, held at the University Hospital of Hartlepool and the University Hospital of North Tees, included support and advice from finance support, heating bills, citizens advice, therapy and carer support to will writing or getting on the property ladder.
Group chief executive, Stacey Hunter, said: “It is important as a group, that we look to offer support and advice for our staff to help their financial health and their wellbeing.
“Our staff are the heart of our hospitals and without them we would be unable to provide outstanding care to our patients.
“This annual event is a great way to invite local business, charities and support groups through our doors to offer this advice and guidance, and to pastorally do everything we can to support our staff.
“It is great to see just how many local businesses and groups got involved again this year.”
Back for another year, Kwik Fit once again offered free winter car checks, alongside representatives from organisations such as:
- The Hope Foundation
- Utilita
- Hartlepower
- Tees Valley Wheels 2 Work
- Hartlepool Borough Council
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- The regional economic crime co-ordination centre
- Manfield Wealth
- Miller Homes
Cheryl Camilleri, resuscitation and simulation lead, said: “It was fantastic to see so many organisations come along to offer support and advice to staff like myself.
“It was also a great chance to find out more about some of the support on offer inside the trust and the brilliant work they are doing not just our patients but staff too.”
