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Updated advice on Shielding
From 1 August, shielding advice was relaxed further, allowing those shielding to do even more, such as visit shops and places of worship, provided...
Supporting your recovery after COVID-19
Information for family, friends and carers Supporting your family member, relative or friend following their COVID illness can be challenging. You...
Have you left hospital during COVID-19? Tell us your experience
To respond to coronavirus, hospitals in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust had to quickly change. Tell us how this has affected the...
Information on Coronavirus
For advice on how to help prevent contamination, as well as what to do if you think you are at risk, please see the NHS overview To access the NHS 111 on-line service to check if you need medical help please click here For information on the Coronavirus which has been translated into short, helpful...
Mums-to-be can be reassured of excellent maternity care as Sunderland Royal Hospital is rated best in the NHS
Maternity services at Sunderland Royal Hospital have been rated as the best in the NHS in a national survey which measures patient satisfaction in maternity care. The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) 2019 national survey of ‘women’s experiences of maternity care’ has revealed maternity services at...
Your GP Surgery Websites - What you told us
With the development of online consultation services in GP practices, it’s more vital than ever for surgeries to have an online presence. A GP website is an effective way of introducing patients to the surgery's services, letting them know their opening times, who their staff are etc. They can also...
Hospital text appointments update
Over the past couple of months we have been working to understand and influence improvements with the South Tyneside and Sunderland Hospital Trust's appointment via text, which many of you are now receiving. Some of you told us that you have found them to be confusing and worrying. This sparked off...
Have your say about Sunderland Wheelchair Services
Have you or a family member used Sunderland Wheelchair Services in the last year? Healthwatch Sunderland would like to invite you to share what you thought about using this service. We would like to hear how services could be improved for people with a learning disability and or autism. Come and...
Non-Emergency Patient Transport review - Call for evidence
Opened 30 January 2020 Closes 13 March 2020 Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) take patients to and from their homes, to their care provider, for planned appointments and treatment. NEPTS are for those patients who: Have a condition such that they need additional medical support...
A review of Points of You (PoY) and the new Friends and Family Test (FFT)
From 1 st April 2020 the Friends and Family Test question is changing nationally. The mandatory change is being made to give service users, families and carers an opportunity to provide more detailed feedback about the care they and their loved ones have received from services. The question has...
New Wound Care Hubs
From Monday, 6th January 2020, the wound care service in Sunderland who offer services such as removal of stitches, management of wounds and leg ulcer treatments, will move to the new Wound Care Hubs at these six locations across the city of Sunderland: Southwick Health Centre Riverview Health...
Region’s NHS launches major public awareness campaign in appeal for people to help our vital services by using them wisely
The NHS across the North East and North Cumbria is today launching a major public awareness campaign in a bid to help ease pressure on busy frontline teams and make sure people use our valuable NHS resources wisely. As the NHS prepares to manage the increase in demand which is expected at this time...
Christmas and New Year pharmacy opening times
Make sure you know which pharmacies are open over the festive season. You can find details of the pharmacies open over Christmas and New Year here http:// bit.ly/34xgLI3 Published 18/12/2019
Sunderland Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) have launched their updated Neglect Toolkit
On Monday 2nd December 2019, SSCP launched an updated SSCP Neglect Toolkit. Neglect of children and young people can be one of the most complex areas for identification and intervention within child safeguarding. Neglect can have a devastating and long-term impact on children’s lives. The Neglect...
Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)
During October our staff and some of our volunteers took part in PLACE inspections at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust's Sunderland Royal Hospital and Sunderland Eye Infirmary and Monkwearmouth Hospital and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)...
Phase 2 Path to Excellence - Could you help by holding a focus group? Payment available
Phase Two of Path to Excellence is looking at how hospital services in South Tyneside and Sunderland can provide the best possible care for people who need emergency hospital-based care, as well as how to best organise planned hospital care for people who need a test, scan or operation. An updated...
Integrated care system prevention research - your help needed!
Those involved in the health and care system would like your views on what wellbeing means to you and what may prevent you from looking after yourself as well as you can. They would also like to know how you think the health and care system can support you further to look after yourself. Your...
Sunderland People First Autumn newsletter
Sunderland People First have just published their Autumn 2019 Newsletter . We hope you will enjoy reading it! To find out more about Sunderland People First visit their website: http://sunderlandpeoplefirst.com/
Better Health Roadshows are coming to town!
NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) vision is to achieve ‘Better Health for Sunderland’. They aim to improve the health and wellbeing of local people so they live longer with a better quality of life. They want to give people the right support to help them stay healthy and well. The...
Health leaders call on public to share their views during ‘Join Our Journey’ roadshows
Health bosses in South Tyneside, Sunderland and Durham are encouraging members of the public to get involved in a series of public engagement roadshows taking place this autumn. Beginning on Thursday 17 October, more than 30 sessions will be held at various venues across South Tyneside and...
Pallion Urgent Treatment Centre walk-around
It was decided after a consultation ' Changes to Urgent Care in Sunderland ' that Sunderland would have an Urgent Treatment Centre based in Pallion Health Centre, which is in close proximity to the Sunderland Royal Hospital Emergency Department. The Urgent Treatment Centre offers support which can...
Integrated health and care – inviting communities and individuals to have their say
In the journey towards becoming an integrated care system, a series of engagement roadshows will be taking place up, down and across our region this autumn, starting 7 October. The NHS Integrated Care System would like to hear from as many people as possible - including staff, patients, visitors,...
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) - coffee morning
Family Coffee Morning in Sunderland - on 22nd October 2019 from 10-12 am at Central Fire Station, Railway Row, Sunderland, SR1 3HE Meet other families in an informal coffee morning to chat about FASD and how it affects your child for peer to peer support from other parents, foster carers and...
We can help you find the information you need A thank you from Farmborough Court…
Here’s how our newsletter has helped one organisation in Sunderland provide excellent services. Please read this article and let us know how we can help you! In our May 2019 E-bulletin we shared information about the Lions Club Message in a bottle. Message in a Bottle helps emergency services...
Sunderland People First Summer Newsletter
Sunderland People First have just published their Summer 2019 Newsletter . We hope you will enjoy reading it! To find out more about Sunderland People First visit their website: http://sunderlandpeoplefirst.com/
Sunderland GP appointed to help City’s health transformation plans
A Sunderland GP who has worked in the City for almost ten years is set to take up an exciting new role to help transform how health and care support is delivered outside of hospital and closer to local communities. Dr Fadi Khalil is a practising GP who has worked in Sunderland since 2010 and looks...
Women's Aid Change That Lasts: Ask Me training dates released!
Sunderland is one of three national pilot sites for the Women’s Aid ‘A Change That Lasts’ pilot the aim of the pilot is to raise awareness of Domestic Abuse and part of the pilot is to train members of the community to be Community Ambassadors to be part of the ‘Ask Me’ project. The ‘community’ is...
National Glaucoma Awareness Week Sunderland Support Group
The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) in collaboration with Sunderland Eye Infirmary will be holding an event at Sunderland Eye Infirmary. The talk is free to attend and aimed at anyone affected by, or at risk of, glaucoma. See the agenda here! Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye...
