Tag: South Tyneside District Hospital
4 days ago
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Demolition bid for former mental health unit at South Tyneside District Hospital

South Tyneside District Hospital has submitted an application to knock down the former Bede Wing

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over 3 years ago
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Save South Tyneside Hospital campaigners to take fight to Parliament

A deputation of 17 people is travelling to Westminster on Wednesday to hand in a 44,000-signature petition

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over 3 years ago
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Urgent search under way to find missing man who was last seen leaving hospital

Mark Thompson is around 6ft tall with a slim build and was last seen leaving South Tyneside District Hospital

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about 4 years ago
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Jarrow campaigners won't stop fighting NHS 'better plan' for hospice

Locals have been fighting to save St Clare's Hospice since the charity which ran it collapsed in 2019 - but now local...

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over 4 years ago
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NHS staff in Sunderland and South Tyneside paid over £1m a year to park at work

Confusion lingers nationally as to whether staff will have to start paying again to park

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over 4 years ago
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Gran who was first Covid-19 case in Sunderland is home from hospital

Marion Jolliff has returned to her Penywell home after spending weeks in an induced coma at South Tyneside District H...

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over 4 years ago
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The small gift that will make a huge difference to busy NHS staff

When a nurse at South Tyneside Hospital reached out to her community to ask for hand cream - she was left overwhelmed...

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over 4 years ago
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Family speak of coronavirus 'heartbreak' as Sunderland gran is left in a coma

The woman, who is in her 60s, is the first person in the city to be diagnosed with the virus

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about 5 years ago
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Meet the first South Shields babies to be born in Sunderland

South Tyneside women who have a high risk pregnancy are now advised to give birth in the Trust’s consultant-led unit ...

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almost 6 years ago
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Campaigners' disappointment after losing legal battle over hospital changes

The Save South Tyneside Hospital campaign raised thousands of pounds to mount a legal challenge to proposed cuts at t...

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almost 6 years ago
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Hospital left with flood damage after being repeatedly targeted by thieves

The thieves are targeting electrical installations, water and heating pipes - costing the NHS thousands of pounds and...

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almost 6 years ago
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Man who jumped in the River Tyne to save his puppy rescued by the coastguard

The man and his dog were both pulled to safety after getting into difficulty in North Shields on Thursday

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about 6 years ago
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The North East care homes inspectors said must improve

The services have been rated as either 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' by the Care Quality Commission over the...

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about 6 years ago
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Man given two months to live made a year of memories before his death

Anthony Smith, from South Shields, had just welcomed his first grandchild into the world when he was diagnosed with s...

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over 6 years ago
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Campaigners press on with legal challenge to hospital cuts

Lawyers are pursuing a judicial review into cuts to urgent and emergency paediatrics, stroke services and maternity a...

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over 6 years ago
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Heartbroken family to continue tragic mum's legacy after cancer battle

Esma Richardson died last week after a four-year fight with cancer, but her family say they'll never forget her infec...

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over 6 years ago
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Mum who experienced crippling sickness like Kate Middleton opens up about ordeal

Shannon Handyside suffered from the same illness which plagued all three of Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancies

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over 6 years ago
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Plans to change hospital services set to be referred to Jeremy Hunt

The proposals to change South Tyneside and Sunderland hospital services are set to be referred to the Secretary of St...

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almost 7 years ago
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South Tyneside baby unit closure 'could have been avoided' - staff claim

An midwife who works at the unit which has claimed staff put forward a plan to avoid the crisis

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almost 7 years ago
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'South Tyneside Hospital saved my baby - what will happen to others?'

These parents started their families at South Tyneside Hospital's maternity unit, and say they were devastated to hea...

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almost 7 years ago
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'No way to treat mums to be': Fury at end to births in South Tyneside

Campaigners are afraid the temporary closure, which came as the special care baby unit suffered a staffing crisis, is...

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almost 7 years ago
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No more births at South Tyneside Hospital, as bosses 'pause' deliveries

The news follows the closure of the special care baby unit, and medics now say it wouldn't be safe to continue any de...

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about 7 years ago
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Public urged to respond to controversial plan for medical care South of the Tyne

The proposals could mean changes to stroke, maternity, gynaecology and children's emergency services in Sunderland an...

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over 7 years ago
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Police reveal number of North East families involved in stored organs scandal

Northumbria Police has admitted the extent of a blunder which saw body parts kept in South Tyneside Hospital without ...

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over 7 years ago
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Man's heart found in South Tyneside hospital fridge 17 years after he died

Why was Jeffrey Blowers' heart stripped from his body without consent, taken to a hospital 40 miles away, and stored ...

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almost 8 years ago
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Bake Off Sue Perkins helps honour Tyneside's rising medical stars

North East medical team's recipe for success has been honoured at a top NHS award ceremony for having made a global i...

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about 8 years ago
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Doctors' strike: North East hospitals urgently work on contingency plans

With five days of consecutive strikes set to hit country-wide this September, affected patients will be alerted as so...

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