An emergency department consultant has described the strain caused by “Black Eye Friday” as “demoralising” for NHS staff. The last Friday before Christmas, a popular night for festive celebrations, is notorious for a surge in alcohol-related incidents, which adds significant pressure to already stretched hospital services. Staff at the NorthContinue Reading
GPs will be able to spend more time treating patients under proposed reforms to general practice which will bring back the family doctor and slash red tape. The proposals fall under the new GP contract for 2025/26, which is now out for consultation with the British Medical Association’s General PracticeContinue Reading
A DEVOTED lead nurse from Teesside is helping to shape the future of UK healthcare research after landing a prestigious new role. Nicky Cunningham, from South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed as the regional research setting lead for all hospitals across the North East and North Cumbria.Continue Reading
Images (C): Zoe Place Hospice Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough received a new bundle of advanced tech equipment from a charity that provides life-changing technology. This new donation continues a longstanding partnership with Lifelites, a charity that has been supporting the hospice for many years. Lifelites has been working with Zoe’s PlaceContinue Reading
Three people have sought hospital treatment after taking what police and public health colleagues believe could be contaminated crack cocaine. Cleveland Police is currently treating the incidents as linked and while we would not advocate the use of illegal drugs, we would warn drug users that there appears to beContinue Reading
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting local communities to remember their loved ones this festive season by dedicating a memorial bauble on Christmas trees at Friarage Hospital and The James Cook University Hospital. Christmas trees will be placed across Friarage and James Cook, where individuals can write aContinue Reading
Alan Alan Spink is 68 and lives in East Sussex, England. He was diagnosed with HIV in 2003. Alan now works as a community services manager at the Sussex Beacon, where he advocates for people living with HIV (PLWHIV) with an emphasis on challenging HIV stigma. I was diagnosed in 2003 during a routine sexual healthContinue Reading
