Gents to the left, ladies to the right! Can you believe many of our amazing staff are sleeping in the hospital tonight so they can care for patients tomorrow?! DWe’ve got your beds ready for you peeps
#wedontstopforsnow
#AmazingNHS
How many shares can we get to say
#ThankYou
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It is with immense sadness and very heavy hearts that we confirm the loss of a dear colleague and much loved member of our NHS family, community staff nurse Fiona Anderson. Read our tribute here which we release with the full support of her family: 💔
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How amazing is 13 year old Tom playing the piano at Sunderland Royal Hospital last night after visiting his loved one! What a talented young man! Sure Elton John would be just as impressed as us! 🎹 🎶 🎵
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🌈We have safely discharged over 180 COVID-19 patients back to their homes and loved ones🌈
We would like to thank our dedicated teams who have gone above and beyond and worked tirelessly to care for our patients 👏
#ThankYouNHS
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Thanks so much to
@SunderlandAFC
for visiting our paediatric wards and departments today and giving out presents. The children (and the adults) had a great time
#XmasCheer
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🌈 We are pleased to share that one of our longest staying ICU patients has been safely discharged today.
Mr Abul Azad spent 56 days in ICU battling
#COVID19
.
It really is a team effort and we are so proud of everyone who has provided incredible support and care 🌈
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Fantastic news for our colleagues at
#TeamSTSFT
as we become the first acute and community Trust in the North East to start vaccinating our frontline staff after receiving the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine this morning 💉
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A massive thank you to our amazing team at STSFT and NHS colleagues across the country who are working around the clock to care for patients at this busy time. Please know we appreciate your hard work, dedication and professionalism 👏🏻🙌🏻 retweet if you agree.
#Covid_19
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Thank you to everyone who took part in
#ClapForOurCarers
👏 It's those small acts of kindness that show how our teams how valued they are and how grateful we are to have them 💙 Please remember that the best way to show your support is by staying at home 🏠
#ThankYouNHS
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Thank you to Colonel Banerjee who put a big smile on little Harry's face 😊 After spotting Harry's NHS rainbow art our Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Ben Banerjee, gifted him one of his medals that he received whilst working as a doctor in Afghanistan 🌈 🎖️
#BeKind
#ThankYouNHS
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Please join us in wishing our Emergency Department Porter, John Smith, a very happy retirement after an incredible 52 years of service 🙌 John's role involved transferring our patients to X-ray and various wards. He shared that he 'has loved all of his time at Sunderland Royal.'
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We're delighted our Consultant Urologist Alice Hartley has been recognised in the King's New Year Honours with an MBE!
She's help lead the
#letsremoveit
campaign, making surgery a better place to work and safer for patients.
Read the details here:
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Can you please join us in saying a huge THANK YOU to all our incredible staff working beyond the call of duty over the
#EasterWeekend
to care for our patients 💙 🐰 Please remember the best way to say thank you is by staying at home! 🏠
#StayHomeSaveLives
#ThankYouNHS
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🌈 Somewhere Over the Rainbow by
#TeamSTSFT
🌈 Our talented colleagues have recorded a special song to put a smile on your face during these unprecedented times 💙
Lesley Scott, 51, from Pennywell was finally able to go home yesterday after 74 days in hospital battling COVID-19 👏
She said that her care has been ‘amazing’ and thanked our ‘brilliant staff’ 🙌
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Congratulations to our leading UK kidney consultant, Dr Shalabh Srivastava, who has been appointed as a senior clinical lecturer at
@UniofNewcastle
for his research work and teaching 👏 Read more:
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Congratulations to Army Reserve Colonel and our Consultant Vascular Surgeon Ben Banerjee who has been appointed as Queen’s Honorary Surgeon, in recognition of Ben's distinguished military service which began 30 years ago 🎖Read more:
@201FdHosp
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🌟 The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear 🌟
Join our talented teams in spreading the word - not infection 🤢 Please do not visit your loved ones in hospital if you have sickness and diarrhoea 💙
Check out our video below 👇
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We're asking the media & public to respect the privacy & dignity of those who've lost their lives due to COVID-19 & their families, by not taking photos of the temp ‘rest’ areas being installed on our hospital sites by the Ministry of Defence. Read more:
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Congratulations to Matron Emma Gray who is now the proud holder of a Cavell Star Award 🌟 Emma was nominated by our Head of Nursing, Barbara Goodfellow, for showing exceptional leadership and support during the pandemic 💪 Read more:
@CavellTrust
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At
#TeamSTSFT
we are incredibly proud of our compassionate colleagues who deliver the very best care to the people of South Tyneside, Sunderland & beyond 🌟 We hope you enjoy our new video and it makes you as proud of our NHS as we are! 💙
#OurTeamOurTrust
Can you please join us in saying a huge THANK YOU to all our incredible staff working beyond the call of duty over the
#EasterWeekend
to care for our patients 💙 🐰 Please remember the best way to say thank you is by staying at home! 🏠
#StayHomeSaveLives
#ThankYouNHS
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Our fantastic teams and services have been rated GOOD, following our first CQC inspection since becoming
#OneTeamOneTrust
in April 2019 🌟 With many areas of outstanding practice 🙌 Read more:
#Proud
#TeamSTSFT
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‘I would like to thank all the staff at SRH for their immense support and the care that they give you.’ Amazing feedback from Dean who is now thankfully home with his family after being hospitalised with
#COVID19
@GMB
@piersmorgan
#ThankYouNHS
👏🏻
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Thank you to
@Fox4Ann
and Dr Claire Bradford from
@SunderlandCCG
for coming along to help vaccinate our staff against COVID-19 💪 Great to see local organisations working in partnership together 🙌
#TeamSTSFT
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What an amazing afternoon on the children’s ward with the manager, assistant manager and players from
@SunderlandAFC
. A lovely Christmas treat for patients and families
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Our wonderful Junior Sister Lesley Young has helped create a quiet room in our Emergency Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital, to help patients at end of life spend precious time with loved ones
#DyingMattersWeek
#NursesWeek
💙
Read more:
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Our endoscopy team has once again been given the official seal of approval for high quality and have been reaccredited as centres of excellence under the Royal College of Physicians’ JAG programme 🙌 Read more:
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Congratulations to our Trust’s F1 doctors, who completed their first year working as doctors this month and will be gaining full GMC registration! Dr Shaz Wahid, Medical Director, presented the group with a certificate to thank them for their achievements over the year.
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Well done to Sister Rachael Craggs who was recently nominated for an Excellence Letter 🌟 Her colleague shared: 'She is a credit to the nursing profession for the way she looks after, not only her patients, but the staff as well, always going the extra mile. She is my NHS hero.'
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To all of our hardworking, compassionate colleagues 💙 Before you finish today, have a look at this going home checklist. What three things went well? Are your colleagues okay? It's important to take time to reflect, rest and recharge. Tag a colleague who needs to see this 🏥
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Today is
#InternationalDogDay
and to celebrate here is our amazing hearing support dog Jenson! 🐶
🐾 Jenson is a 4 year old cockerpoo who assists our Emergency Department Directorate Manager Sarah who is profoundly deaf.
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Thank you to
@STyne_Council
who will be flying the NHS flag tomorrow @ South Shields Town Hall in support of all those working hard to save lives 💙 The flag will be raised every Thursday in support of the
#ClapForCarers
campaign 👏
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Congratulations to Denise Simpson on achieving 4️⃣ 0️⃣ years of service! 🌟 Denise, General Surgery & Vascular Directorate Matron here at
#TeamSTSFT
started her career in 1981 🏥
She shared that "I love nothing more than leaving knowing that I have made a difference" 💙
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In these challenging times, it’s those small acts of kindness and events like
#ClapForOurCarers
that shows how valued the region's NHS is, and how grateful we are to all our colleagues who work in it. 👏
#ThankYouNHS
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Congratulations to our Clinical Director of Head and Neck Surgery
@HelenCocks5
on her appointment as the President-elect of
@ENT_UK
👏
It welcomed her to the role by saying she will be "an invaluable addition" to the organisation. Well done Helen, we are so proud!
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Yesterday we wished our outstanding Paediatric Consultant, Dr Geoff Lawson, a well-deserved retirement after 42 years of service to our NHS 👨👧👦🎉Geoff has made an incredible contribution to the health of children across South Tyneside and Sunderland and will be a great miss!
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Please join us in wishing a fond farewell to Dr Joanne Patterson, SALT, who is leaving us to take up an exciting new post as the Professor of Speech and Language at Uni of Liverpool 🎓 Joanne is an inspiration to her team whilst being so humble about her achievements - good luck!
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We're proud to share that Sunderland Royal Hospital has been crowned as one the most digitally advanced organisations in the NHS and the only hospital in the North of England to be awarded Level 7 status from HIMSS🙌
@SunderlandUK
@NHSX
We're extremely proud to fly the Rainbow Flag at Sunderland Royal and South Tyneside District Hospital ahead of
#SunderlandPride
, to celebrate the launch of
@RainbowNHSBadge
in our Trust 🏳️🌈 RT to show your support
#OurTeamOurTrust
🙌
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Join us in saying a huge congratulations to our fantastic Alcohol Care Team who have been awarded an NHS Parliamentary Award in the Excellence in Healthcare category! Here is our team collecting their award today in London 👇🎉
Read more about the award:
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Thank you to everyone who came together to
#ClapForCarers
last night at South Tyneside District Hospital, followed by a minute's silence 💙
#ThankYouNHS
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Congratulations to Mr Golam Farook who has joined the European Academy of Robotic Colorectal Surgery 👏 Mr Farook was instrumental in setting up our robotic programme at SRH and has performed 150+ robotic rectal resections 🙌
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Dr Mickey Jachuck, Consultant Cardiologist here at
#TeamSTSFT
has been named as an official starter of this year's Great North Run! 💙
Read more about why Mickey and three other NHS colleagues have been chosen to start
#GNR40
👉
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Please join us in congratulating our Intensive Care Consultant, Dr Mark Carpenter, who has been appointed as a Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for
@UniofNewcastle
Medical School. Read more here:
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Consultant Surgeon and Major Shlok Balupuri joined the Reserves in 2005 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. He said: “I performed nearly 260 operations. The Army will make you discover who you truly are & is a responsibility that will stay with you forever.”
#ArmedForcesWeek
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Katherine Jones, our Clinical Engineering Apprentice, is blazing a trail for the girls as she becomes the FIRST ever female to complete the NHS Biomedical Engineering
#apprenticeship
in the North East 🙌 Read more here:
@NHSEngland
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Yesterday we said a huge welcome to our first cohort of medical students from the new University of Sunderland medical school! 🤗
Dr Shaz Wahid shared that 💬 'This is a milestone day and we are so proud to welcome them to the Trust and support these students'
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New data shows that the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Sunderland is on the rise. Please continue to protect yourself and each other by wearing a face covering, social distancing and washing your hands regularly.
Read more here:
@SunderlandUK
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Our fabulous F2's have passed and are off out into the world to make their mark as doctors! Congratulations guys and thanks so much for all of your hard work. You should be very
#Proud
#TeamCHSF2
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Meet our dynamic nursing duo, Matron Denise Simpson & her sister Ward Manager Deb Turnbull 👋 The pair have both worked at
#TeamSTSFT
for over 35 years and remain passionate about nursing and delivering compassionate care to our patients 🏥 *Photo pre-COVID
#NationalSiblingsDay
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Our wonderful Chaplain, Linda recently travelled to Buckingham Palace to collect her
#MBE
. She couldn't be more deserving and we couldn't be more proud 😊👏
#TeamSTSFT
. Find out why she was nominated here -
@SunderlandEcho
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A mural created by our ITU Healthcare Assistant, Evelyn Frame, and her colleagues who have worked on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus has been unveiled at South Tyneside District Hospital today 🌳🌈 Read more:
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A HUGE well done to our amazing community team who have been instrumental in vaccinating over 80% of Sunderland's older persons care home residents against COVID-19 🙌Read more:
#Teamwork
@SunderlandCCG
@SunderlandGPA
@SunderlandUK
💪
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We love this incredible piece of sea glass artwork that has been anonymously sent to
#OurNHSPeople
at Sunderland Royal Hospital 💙 If you are the talent behind this piece, please let us know, as we would love to say thank you 🌊
#ThankYouNHS
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Please join us in wishing one of our patients, Bob Liddell, a very happy 100th birthday! 🎉
We hope you had an extra special day celebrating this milestone at
#TeamSTSFT
Can we get 100 birthday wishes to celebrate 100 amazing years? Share your with us in the comments below 👇
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👋🏻 Hi, my name’s Tip and I’m at
@PetsAsTherapyUK
dog at South Tyneside District Hospital. I love bringing a smile to patients faces and making them feel better. I also love belly rubs and chocolate cake. 😋
#VolunteersWeek
#PATdogs
Have you met Tip before? 👇🏻 let us know 😀
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Today is
#LoveYourPetDay
, meet our amazing hearing assistance dog, Jenson who assists our Emergency Department Directorate Manager Sarah here at
#TeamSTSFT
💙 Sarah shared ‘Jenson gives me a lot of comfort, confidence, assurance, he has helped me really embrace my disability’ 🐶
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We are extremely proud to announce that the Endoscopy Unit at Sunderland Royal has been awarded the JAG gastrointestinal endoscopy accreditation! One of the most innovative and effective programmes in the healthcare sector. Well done team! 👏
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Great effort from our team on Ward E54 who have created this WE BEAT COVID-19 board 💪 Thank you for the incredible work you're all doing to care for our patients with coronavirus
#ThankYouNHS
#StayHomeSaveLives
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Thanks to your tweets and FB messages our staff have become stars today. Lots of interest from local and national media for colleagues who’ve gone above and beyond!
#SnowWontStopUs
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Well done to our elderly medicine consultant and Foundation Tutor, Dr Andy Davies, who has been appointed Undergraduate Programme Lead at
@Sunderlanduni
new School of Medicine 📚
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Well done to Catherine, Annalise and Hannah who provided vital support to the Croft Care Home following a fire 🚒 The trio organised the transfer of all residents to a new home, provided emotional support to the care home staff and organised for much-needed donations 🙌
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🎉We’d like to say a HUGE congratulations to our Filipino colleagues who are celebrating their 20th and 21st year anniversaries of working at the Trust today!
Thank you
@CNOEngland
for attending our virtual celebrations today 🇵🇭
@philippinesinuk
@filipinonurseuk
@CNOEngland
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Congratulations to our Cancer Internship Programme who won Best Workplace for Learning and Development at the
#NTWorkforce
Awards 👏
The programme with
@SouthTees
and
@NHSE_WTE
provides the opportunity for registered nurses to develop our cancer workforce 💙
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🎉 🎈 Congratulations to Dr Mickey Jachuck, Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Director of Cardiothoracic Medicine here at
#TeamSTSFT
who is celebrating 10 years with the Trust!
Dr Jachuck shared that 💬 ‘From the moment I first walked into STSFT, I instantly felt at home' 💙
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Well done to Sister Kelly Smith, from our Coalfields District Nursing team, and her son, who have raised over £300 for
@stbenedicts1984
by running 31 miles for the 31 days in May 🏃 🌻
#ThankYouNHS
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Please join us in wishing Captain Janice Davies a very happy retirement 🥳 Thank you for for your incredible service to the people of Sunderland and beyond 🌟
#ThankYouNHS
Happy retirement, Mother!
Captain Janice Davies - 43 years as a nurse at Sunderland Royal Hospital
@STSFTrust
, including tours of Iraq and Afghanistan with
@201FdHosp
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Today we wished our colleague and friend Andrea Stubbs a very happy retirement; marking her successful career as a nurse and her remarkable 40 years service to the NHS 💙
Andrea you are a credit to the profession and we wish you a long, happy and well deserved retirement!
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Join us in wishing Margaret Donaldson a very Happy Birthday! 🎂
Our volunteer greeter at South Tyneside District Hospital is 90 today.
Early in the pandemic she was cared for on its wards after becoming ill with COVID.
Read more about her story here:
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Ward Manager Mayflor joined
#TeamSTSFT
in July 2001 and has done an incredible supporting her colleagues throughout the pandemic, going above and beyond to care for our patients with COVID-19 💙
#OverseasNHSWorkersDay
@WorkersNhs
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Huge congratulations to South Tyneside District Hospital’s League of Friends who won the Fundraiser of the Year Award at the Best of South Tyneside Awards tonight! The help and support you provide the hospital, it’s patients and staff is invaluable. Congrats 🏆
#GazetteBest
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Good luck 🍀 to our Assistant Trust Secretary Sylvia Rees who leaves us today after 17 years service in the NHS!
#proud
Thanks for all your hard work and everything you have done over the years in South Tyneside. We’ll miss you lots, don’t be a stranger!
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Fantastic news for the City and the region. A great achievement for
@sunderlanduni
and we look forward to continuing to work closely together in the future.
Sunderland will be home to one of 5 new medical schools as part of a package of measures to bring more medics to areas which traditionally struggle to attract doctors. More here:
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Massive congratulations to our maternity team!! Local mams have ranked us top in the region for our maternity staff and for aspects of care in hospital. You guys rock 👍🏻
@SheilaF16172184
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Our very own Nicola Peat has been nominated for a Daily Mail Health Hero Award 🙌 Nicola regularly goes above and beyond for our patients and recently helped retired health visitor and former patient, Nora Alnes, celebrate her 100th birthday 🎂 Read more:
Congratulations Dr Laura Neilson, who has been awarded an MD (Doctor of Medicine) postgraduate qualification by
@UniofNewcastle
🎓 for developing the world’s first Patient Reported Experience Measure for endoscopy 👏 Read more:
#IWD20
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Come along to the main entrance at Sunderland Royal, Kayll Road and join the talented Anne Loadman from our Sunderland CAMHS team in playing our new piano 🎹✨ Thank you
@Martinidoc
for the incredibly kind donation!
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❗
#Coronavirus
Info ❗
You should stay at home for 7 days if you have either a :
🤒 High temperature (37.8 degrees or higher)
😷 New, continuous cough
Please DO NOT go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.
Find out more about self-isolating here:
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Today marks the launch of our two-week fruit & veg stall trial 🥦🍓
🤝 Our population health team has worked closely with Matthew from Thoburns Fresh Produce, to arrange this for our patients, public & staff.
📍 The stall will be at STDH this week & SRH next week.
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Recently we wished David Miller, Chief Pharmacist here at
#TeamSTSFT
a happy retirement 🎉 🎈
🌟 David has spent 31 years in the NHS, arriving as the Chief Pharmacist at what was then the South Tyneside Health Authority.
Join us in wishing David good luck in his retirement 👋
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Please join us in wishing our Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, John Pattison, a very happy retirement 👋
At 18 John was diagnosed with cancer and his personal experiences with the disease led him to begin an incredible career working in NHS cancer services 🏥
#OurNHSPeople
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