A health trust is highlighting the role of its biomedical scientists – in a year when they have responded to a global pandemic with a new testing process and the creation of new treatments. Over the last 12 months biomedical scientists at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have carried out more than a […]

Therapy staff held a celebration event to mark how newly qualified members of the team rose to the challenge of COVID-19. A virtual rotation roadshow was held for occupational therapists and physiotherapists at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. In response to the pandemic, staff who would normally follow a structured rotation had to […]

Middlesbrough Football Club has backed calls by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Cleveland Police and the North East Ambulance Service for England fans to enjoy tomorrow night’s Euro match against Czech Republic in safety. With the national team’s progression to the knockout stage of the tournament a mere formality, Boro is appealing for […]

“It’s not a new chapter, it’s a new book” is the message from Matthew Andersen, a transgender man who is approaching what he calls his first ‘manniversary’. The 30-year-old clinical coder at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust came out as transgender to his family, friends and colleagues two years ago. Matthew, who does […]

Care for patients with a learning disability is improving all the time – with a new set of standards now in place across the region. The safeguarding team at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is supporting new ‘diamond pathways’ to deliver high quality, reasonably adjusted care for people with a learning disability. The […]

Despite spending all of her adult life dealing with a variety of debilitating illnesses, a local mum of three is using her experiences to encourage people to benefit from being more active. Heidi Morrison, 41, from Hartlepool, took seriously ill when she was just 17. Living in Tenerife with her parents, Heidi endured an emergency […]

“There is nothing patriotic about drinking until you injure yourself” is the message from a local healthcare Trust, ambulance service and police force to the football fans who have required medical attention over the last few days. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust saw an influx in admissions to the combined Emergency and Urgent […]

People suffering from any long-term effects of COVID-19 are being helped by special new clinics. The long covid appointments are helping patients with a range of conditions linked to the virus. These include fatigue, breathlessness, anxiety, depression and other debilitating symptoms. The centre is led by respiratory consultant Kevin Conroy from lung health at the […]

A new drug first trialled by research staff at a Teesside NHS trust has been found to reduce deaths from COVID-19 by a fifth in the sickest patients. The new successful monoclonal antibody combination was first tested on a patient at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust last year – through the research team’s […]

A healthy lifestyle is the key to controlling the impact diabetes can have on someone’s life, a specialist team have said. Diabetes specialists at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are highlighting the risks of a poor diet and lifestyle and action to take if anyone has symptoms. Sue Jones, a senior consultant doctor, […]