University Hospital of North Tees
Positive local stories, useful developments and people making a difference in University Hospital of North Tees.
Volunteering helps refugee medic rebuild his healthcare career in Stockton
Ahmed Bakheet has returned to clinical work after a University Hospital of North Tees volunteering programme helped him rebuild confidence, NHS experience and professional connections.
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Patients invited to nominate the people who make Teesside’s hospitals better
University Hospitals Tees has opened public nominations for its first Caring Better Together awards, giving patients and families until 6 September to recognise staff, volunteers and teams across the region.
Hartlepool student turns NHS placement into a route towards children’s nursing
Hartlepool Sixth Form student Lucy Skedd says a placement at the University Hospital of North Tees confirmed that children’s nursing is the career she wants to pursue.
Stockton friends find a new sense of purpose together as North Tees hospital volunteers
Former colleagues Jackie Kendall and Jean Scott have reunited in retirement as volunteer hospital welcomers, and are encouraging others to give volunteering a try.
Eight North Tees staff qualify into new healthcare careers through degree apprenticeships
Four diagnostic radiographers, three physiotherapists and an occupational therapist have completed degree apprenticeships while continuing to work at University Hospital of North Tees.
North Tees patients turn two years of creativity into gifts that fund future activities
Patients and volunteers at University Hospital of North Tees have turned two years of creative work into products that will help fund future patient activities.
The calm voices guiding North Tees families through bereavement
Liz Horsley and Leah Richardson help families navigate certificates, registrations, viewings and practical next steps after a hospital death.
From hospital volunteer to critical-care colleague: Mehtap’s year of progress
Hartlepool’s Mehtap Durmus used years of volunteering to rebuild confidence, return to healthcare and progress into a healthcare-assistant role at North Tees.
North Tees lung-cancer patient hails outpatient drainage trial
A patient says a minimally invasive treatment for fluid around the lungs has restored his breathing and day-to-day freedom, while researchers prepare a larger study.