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Positive local stories, useful developments and people making a difference in healthcare.

James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough; illustrative hospital location image.

Patients and staff help honour Tees NHS heroes at first Caring Better Together Awards

Fifteen award categories celebrated clinical, support and volunteer teams from hospitals and community services across Tees Valley and North Yorkshire.

Chloe Wearmouth, Children’s Physiotherapy Team Lead for outpatients at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Darlington children’s physiotherapy lead takes paediatric MSK case to national stage

Chloe Wearmouth is using her work with children and young people in the North East to argue for stronger specialist musculoskeletal services nationally.

University Hospitals Tees company secretary Jackie White pictured outdoors

Teesside hospital members invited inside NHS plans, progress and innovation

University Hospitals Tees is opening its October annual general meeting to foundation trust members, with local teams presenting achievements, future plans and healthcare developments.

Red telephone boxes in Middlesbrough town centre, used as an illustrative location image for a story about local homelessness support

Middlesbrough drop-in supports up to 80 people each week

A weekly Salvation Army drop-in in Middlesbrough is bringing food, clothing, healthcare access, advice and company together under one roof for up to 80 people at a time.

Stagecoach buses at Stockton in Tees Valley

New autumn bus services will connect more Tees Valley communities

New and extended bus links planned for autumn will connect communities with hospitals, colleges and town centres, backed by contracts running to at least March 2028.