1. Case study: Caring for those returning from hospital

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    We recently spoke to Hannah Hammond, from the The Five Lamps charity organisation in Thornaby.

  2. Appeal for Teesside people who were hospitalised with COVID to donate blood plasma

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    NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) needs more people from Teesside who were in hospital with COVID-19 to donate blood plasma.

  3. South Tees NHS one of 50 hospital hubs for Covid-19 vaccination

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    The national Covid-19 vaccination programme has now started, with a hospital in Middlesbrough leading the way for Teesside on the fight against the coronavirus.

  4. Hospital Discharge Survey - Patients and Carers

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    Since March 2020, we have all been living through some of the most difficult times any of us will have ever experienced. In order to meet the sudden need for more beds, the NHS had to change the way it discharged people from hospital.

  5. Masks required in North Tees Hospitals

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    North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is stressing that in the interests of public and staff safety, hospital settings must retain strict infection control procedures.

  6. Hospital patients in Stockton now able to receive visitors

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    North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has lifted its restrictions for hospital visiting, with visits limited to one person for up to an hour at a time.

  7. Help St John Ambulance teach community groups lifesaving skills

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    St John Ambulance are looking for Community Advocates! If you are confident in communicating with different groups of people and are passionate about promoting lifesaving skills to the public, then the Community Advocate role is for you.

  8. Help shape the future of Health & Care Services

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    Healthwatch is working with the NHS to improve the wellbeing of people in our area and across the region.

  9. A&E delays are intolerable - Healthwatch England response to new NHS performance stats

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    Healthwatch England national director, Louise Ansari, responds to the latest NHS performance stats.

  10. Our engagement to support the regional Waiting Well Programme

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    'Waiting Well' is a regionwide programme that aims to support patients who are waiting for planned care such as knee and hip replacements.

  11. Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees Annual Event 2023-2024

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    On Wednesday 21st February 2024 we held our 2023-2024 Annual Event at the River Tees Water Sports Centre in Stockton-on-Tees.

    The focus of the day was to help to plan for our future priorities and support the Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees Executive Board to determine our workplan for 2024-2025.

  12. Hospital services across Teesside and Hartlepool have joined up - have your say at a community event and by survey!

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    Recently, North Tees & Hartlepool and South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts formally came together to work as partners. This is an exciting opportunity for the two Trusts to work together to strengthen their collaborative offer of patient care.