NHS England/Improvement have confirmed that Professor Sir Liam Donaldson will be chair-designate for the Integrated Care Board for the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS). Professor Sir Liam Donaldson is currently chair of the ICS and was appointed in December 2020. He will take up the post of ‘chair designate’ for the Board […]
Keeping staff and patients safe
NHS health teams across the region are set to continue with the current pandemic safety measures for the foreseeable future to help protect everyone from infections such as Covid-19 and flu. The safety measures introduced nationally during the pandemic have helped not only protect staff, patients and visitors over the past year, but enabled the […]
Help do your bit for your local NHS
NHS teams across the region are calling on everyone to help #DoYourBit as hospitals, GPs and paramedics try to manage another surge of pressure on vital services. A surge in demand for NHS services has coincided with a large number of staff having to self-isolate because of Covid-19, which is stretching services even harder after […]
Region’s NHS appeals to public to use the right NHS service
Front-line NHS teams across the region are urgently appealing to the public to use the right NHS service for their needs. The appeal comes as the nation gets ready to watch England’s next Euro game on Tuesday – which coupled with expected warm weather– could lead to added pressure on services at an already busy […]
Notes from the frontline; A Celebration and Appreciation of NHS Key Workers
Harnessing the therapeutic power of music to heal trauma of health care in the COVID-19 pandemic. The North East and North Cumbria Healthcare Staff Wellbeing Hub is delighted to announce a celebratory day of music to help heroic NHS key workers process the trauma of working on the front lines during the global COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Region’s NHS asks public to keep doing your bit and use services sensibly as restrictions continue to ease
Front-line NHS teams across the North East and North Cumbria are asking people to do their bit and use health services sensibly as restrictions continue to ease. The NHS across the region is seeing an increase in the number of people attending A&E departments, many of whom could have sought advice from a service more […]