Blogs

Clinical Educator in Cardiology Jordan Stock talks about her varied role on International Nurses Day

11th May 2022

Hi there, I’m Jordan and I’m the Clinical Educator in Cardiology for the Trust. I have worked in cardiology for...

Medical Day Case Unit Manager Nikki Simpson shares her passion for what she does on International Nurses Day

11th May 2022

My name’s Niki and I’m the manager of the Medical Day Case Units at North Tyneside and Wansbeck hospitals.  I’ve...

Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Heather Lawson tells us about her rich and varied career on International Nurses Day

11th May 2022

My name is Heather Lawson, I decided to become a Nurse following in the steps of my mum who initially...

Advanced Critical Care Practitioner Jenny Graham shares what she loves about her role on International Nurses Day

11th May 2022

Hello, my name is Jenny and I have been a qualified nurse for 15 years. I love working for Northumbria...

With 24 years of service under his NHS Belt, Kris tells us what he loves about his role on International Nurses Day

11th May 2022

Hi, my name is Kris Mole and I have 24 years NHS service, 20 of which I have been qualified....

Celebrating International Nurses Day, Sharon Harrison tells us about her new exciting role as an NMAHP Education & Development Lead

11th May 2022

Hi, my name is Sharon and I’m the new NMAHP Education & Development Lead for Post Registration and my role...

Volunteer Anita Arrowsmith shares how much she enjoys her role supporting staff and patients

10th May 2022

I've been volunteering for just under two-and-a-half years now and I can honestly say it's the best thing I've ever...

To celebrate International Day of the Midwife, infant feeding coordinator, Claire Stringer tells us about her role supporting women and babies

3rd May 2022

Hi, my name is Claire and I’m the infant feeding coordinator at Northumbria Healthcare. I am a specialist midwife supporting...

To celebrate International Day of the Midwife Lisa McQueen tells us more about her role as a fetal wellbeing lead midwife

3rd May 2022

I’m Lisa McQueen and I’m the fetal wellbeing lead midwife for the trust. I’ve been a midwife for 25 years...

To celebrate International day of the Midwife, public health midwife, Carla Anderson shares more about her role

3rd May 2022

Hi, my name is Carla and I’m a public health midwife which involves working to implement services to improve the...

To mark Administrative Professionals Day 2022, ward clerk Susan Jobson shares more about the role

28th April 2022

Hello, my name is Susan Jobson, and I have been a ward clerk for some 18 years now. I came...

To mark Autism Awareness Month, we share staff stories of what Autism means to them and the importance of Autism Acceptance

20th April 2022

Ross Punton, junior administrator and chair of Autism Staff Network explains: “Autism is part of who I am. It’s not...

To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Day Katherine Taylor tells us more about her role as a Parkinson’s nurse specialist

11th April 2022

Hi my name is Katherine Taylor and I’m a Parkinson’s nurse specialist working as part of a team of seven nurses...

A message from our chief executive, Sir James Mackey

8th April 2022

Waiting lists One of the biggest issues facing the NHS at the moment is the large number of people waiting...

Join Team Bright for the Great North Run 2022

6th April 2022

Sunday 11 September 2022 Known for its amazing atmosphere, the Great North Run is the world’s biggest and best half...

To mark Bowel Cancer Awareness Month Heather Dixon tells us more about her role as a lead specialist screening practitioner

4th April 2022

My name is Heather Dixon and I’m the lead specialist screening practitioner working within the bowel cancer screening service at...

Sterile services decontamination manager Janet Pearson tells us about a part of the NHS that few people ever see but is so essential in running our hospitals

30th March 2022

Every year the trust cleans and sterilises almost half-a-million pieces of equipment that are needed in operating theatres, clinics, GP...

Project manager Ron Todd tells us more about his role working on the Beyond Outstanding programme

23rd March 2022

Ron Todd shares how his new role looks to explore the delivery of high value projects....

To mark Healthcare Science Week, Adam Murphy tells us more about his role as a senior medical electronics technician

16th March 2022

Hi, my name is Adam Murphy and I work as a senior medical electronics technician at Hexham General Hospital. I...

Clinical Pathology Lead Debra Padgett talks about starting a new job during the pandemic and her pride at being elected to an exciting national role

16th March 2022

The profile of healthcare science has never been higher after two years of a pandemic which has seen things like...

To mark the first National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day, Andrea Worsdale, Lead Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist shares more about her role

15th March 2022

Hi my name is Andrea Worsdale and I’m the Lead Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist for Northumbria Healthcare. I have...