Nurses

Triumph for South Tyneside at the Nursing Times Awards 2026.

Double success at nursing awards

Muriel Metcalfe celebrates 60 years with the Brownies.

'Shellshocked' - Brownies volunteer celebrates 60 years with group

The Ingham Infirmary Reunion Group have raised vital funds for South Shields-based SURT.

Ingham Infirmary reunion raises funds for relationship abuse charity

Apprentice nurse Sarah Wilson who has been shortlisted for a national award.

Joy for apprentice nurse who has made a national awards shortlist

Kimberly Finn

Prison nurse struck off for helping inmates carry out phone-smuggling

I hit a total of 100,000 points during six-and-a-half hours of darts

Lindsey Carlson (left) and Catherine Dunn have both received a prestigious Chief Nursing Officer award.

Two NHS Trust nurses honoured with prestigious award

Grant Swindell is set to take on a 12-hour darts marathon to raise money for the nurses at Macmillan Cancer Support.

My son is taking on a 12-hour darts marathon in South Shields

South Tyneside Admiral Nurse Programme has been recommissioned for another year.

Specialist dementia nursing receives University of Sunderland praise

(Left to right)Rachel Boyd, SACT Clinical Educator at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Lynsey Robson, Oncology Nurse Consultant at the NHS Foundation Trust and Karen Humphreys, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sunderland and SACT programme leader.

Cancer patients to benefit from course launched by city's university

Kelly Smith, Head of Nursing & Practice Development at HC-One

Peterlee Nurse Associate shares her passion for working in social care on Intern...

Stephen

County Durham Aspiring Nurse Talks Power of Apprenticeships

(Images: Getty Images/Bing)

Uber is offering free rides for NHS staff at Christmas - how to claim

The youngsters appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates Court.

Patient attacked three nurses and a security guard in hospital

Practice manager Carole Stobbs and clinical director Kamal Javed (centre), are joined by colleagues to unveil plans for Willows Veterinary Centre’s new branch at Boldon Court.

Veterinary practice reveals plans for a brand new £600,000 branch

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How to stay well at Glastonbury and avoid these 8 common mishaps
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Sarah McCann

Louise Parker suffered a nightmare after a doctor falsely accused her of abusing her daughter, Robyn. Photo: North News.

South Shields mum wrongly accused of abusing her poorly daughter

Zak Nelson, 28, and Elliot Griffiths, 26 got engaged in their hospital beds after nurses reunited them in intensive care.

Watch: Car crash survivors get engaged in intensive care

Video reveals gender stereotyping is still rife in children

Patients miss out on 1.8million days of care

Uber and Uber Eats offer NHS staff working over Christmas free food and travel

NHS workers can claim free travel at Christmas thanks to Uber

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

Breaking NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

John the hedgehog. Photo: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

Poorly hedgehog pays a visit to South Tyneside District Hospital

A couple are suing Southern Regional Hospital after their son was ‘decapitated’ during birth

Couple sue doctor after newborn was ‘decapitated’ during delivery

A family statement confirmed Bryan Randall died after secretly battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Credit: Getty

Breaking Sandra Bullock's longtime partner dead at 57 after secret ALS battle

Jessy Williams with her daughter Sky

Mum has one of smallest babies ever born in UK - weighing 350g

Aldi makes huge change to popular super 6 fruit & veg promotion - what’s new?

Aldi makes huge change to popular Super 6 fruit & veg promotion
Aldi customers will be delighted with the change
Chelsie Sewell

Captain Sir Tom Moore to get his own biopic

New plans would allow more doctors and nurses to receive their training "on the job" rather than via the traditional university route.

Breaking Student doctors told to skip university to solve the NHS staff crisis

Breaking Nurses to vote on England-wide strikes after rejecting 5% pay rise

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Breaking Health unions back new pay offer for millions of NHS staff

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Breaking Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

World-renowned London children’s hospital has called for exemptions for emergency care ahead of nurses’ strike. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

Breaking Great Ormond Street Hospital declares ‘incident’ amid nurses’ strike

The RCN strike will be cut short after the high court ruled it “partly unlawful.”

Breaking Next week’s nurses’ strike ruled ‘partly unlawful’

Breaking Midwives in England vote to accept government pay offer

Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke are will stay for another series of the BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing judge comments on pay row rumours

New figures obtained by Labour through a Freedom of Information request revealed patients are being forced to wait up to an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered.

Patients wait an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered

A Royal College of Nursing picket line as staff strike outside a hospital.

RCN nursing staff to vote on new NHS pay offer

A host of new characters including the son of The Chase host Bradley Wash and a fan-favourite from BBC’s Holby City - Credit: BBC

Breaking New characters coming to Casualty - including Bradley Walsh’s son

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Breaking Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

Nurses to stage 48-hour strike next month including A&E workers

MPs have been given a 2.9% pay rise, starting from April 1.

MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, taking salaries to over £86,000

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action

Tory MP says NHS nurses using food banks should ‘budget better’

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, central London. Continued strike action plus winter pressures are jeopardising the ability of the NHS to break out of a "vicious cycle", a health leader has said. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

Strikes 2023: Nursing staff at 55 NHS trusts in England walk out

EIS Union teachers on the picket line (Pic: John Devlin)

Over 450,000 working days were lost to strike action in November

Love Island series 9 contestant Olivia Hawkins was a stunt double in the show Brassic which has many links to Chorley.

Meet the Love Island contestant who worked on No Time to Die

Nurses and supporters gather outside University College Hospital before marching to Downing Street after a day of strike action on December 20 2022 in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nurses’ strike in February will be ‘twice as big’, union leaders warn

Foodbank on Ward 10 at Walsall Manor Hospital with Claire Cooper, Senior Sister.

Hospitals forced to open food banks for their own staff

Pro-wrestler blasts Rishi Sunak over nurses strike at Tokyo Dome

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