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To celebrate #InternationalHRDay, we sat down with some of our colleagues in HR. In this blog, we'll meet two members of the team to speak about their journey, what their role involves and why they love their job.
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Improving the care in hospital for people with Parkinson’s
Our consultant geriatrician, Dr James Fisher, talks about a project to improve the experience of Parkinson’s patients by focusing on medication.
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Early arthritis virtual education programme
This is an online programme for patients with inflammatory arthritis. Sessions take place live on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 2pm to 3pm by clicking on the meeting link. The timetable…
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Rising as me: Overcoming challenges, transforming, and finding your identity
November is National Care Leavers’ Month, this has evolved from a week of raising awareness of the issues in leaving the care system, to this year being a month of celebrating the achievements of care leavers with a focus on resilience and personal growth. As part of this, Kerry Watts, Service Manager shares her experience as a care leaver and career journey in the NHS.
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Ofsted seal of approval for NHS trust’s apprenticeship programme
Ofsted seal of approval for NHS trust’s apprenticeship programme The delivery of apprenticeships at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been rated good across the board in its…
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As part of Carers Week, Angela from our library services has kindly given us a glimpse into life working and caring for her husband who has Parkinson’s Disease. I'm based at Wansbeck…
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Better Health at work award for local NHS trust
Better Health at work award for local NHS trust One of the region’s largest NHS trusts has received top praise for its commitment to look after the health and wellbeing of its employees…
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Northumberland hospital first in North East to introduce hip replacement robot
Northumberland hospital first in North East to introduce hip replacement robot A hospital in rural Northumberland is one of just five in the country with a new surgical robot as part of a…
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Mid back or thoracic back pain is less common that neck or low back pain, but can be just as uncomfortable or troublesome. It is the area of the spine between your neck and lower back and generally…
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We look after patients with all types of primary lung cancer (cancer which has started in the lungs) and mesothelioma (cancer of the lung lining). We work as part of a wider team to provide care.