The National Health Service is experiencing a funding crisis due to a staff deficiency in the North East of England. A report by House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts shows that there are 100,ooo vacancies across the UK, of which 23,000 are available in North East England. According to the report, the shortages “present […]
Team GB and sporting legend Steve Cram were at the Intu Metrocentre on March 25 to raise awareness of the 2019 World Transplant Games, which take place in Newcastle and Gateshead in August 2019. At the event, athletes talked about why they are supporting the Games, but more importantly why […]
The University of Sunderland’s nursing apprenticeship programme were presented with the Chief Executive Award at the annual Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Excellence Awards. Developed in partnership with NHS trusts across North East, the university’s Registered Nurses Degree Apprenticeship scheme aims to tackle ward shortages in the region by training […]
One youngster a week is being admitted to hospital with conditions caused by alcohol abuse in Sunderland, according to new figures. In Sunderland, 151 children were taken to hospital with illnesses directly linked to excessive drinking between April 2015 and March 2018. That’s a rate of 93 admissions for every […]
Health bosses in Sunderland have approved plans to replace walk-in centres in Washington, Houghton and Bunny Hill with a centralised service in Pallion. The public protested against the proposed closure of these urgent care centres and more than 14,000 people signed a petition to keep them open. NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning […]
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by SR News can reveal that hundreds of children have accessed treatment for eating disorders over the last three years. Information provided by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust shows that since 2016, one four-year-old and two six-year-olds have received treatment from […]
Lucy Hallas, 21 a paramedic student from the University of Sunderland, has joined 33,318 other students in the fight for placement pay. Lucy is currently located at a patient transport service in Pallion, near her university accommodation. Students at UoS are required to work weekends and bank holidays, which may […]
Over a thousand supporters participated in a rally against the NHS services possibly becoming privatised. On March 10, supporters were joined by MPs such as South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck, unions and TV actor Stephen Tompkinson. Mr Tompkinson, known from the TV programme DCI Banks, was one of the main […]
Sunderland Trades Council and NHS campaign group ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ are to hold a meeting on Friday 23 March to discuss NHS issues. This meeting comes as a response to the Newcastle march and rally on 10 March, organised by Durham campaigners of ‘Keep Our NHS Public campaigners’ (KONP), in […]
Councillors in both Sunderland and South Tyneside have voted that the proposals to change hospital services for residents in South Tyneside should be referred to the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt. The original plans, which were to align the South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust with the City Hospitals […]