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The specialist palliative care team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting families to remember loved ones who have died in the trust’s hospitals by placing a dedicated bauble on their memorial Christmas trees.
A new renal dialysis unit is planned for the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. Initial plans are for an eight station dialysis unit which will dialyse up to 24 patients, with a view to expanding this number in the future.
The Macmillan Cancer Support & Information Service at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is reassuring patients that its doors are open with stringent COVID-19 precautions in place to keep everyone safe.
The Friarage Hospital has launched a leading edge cancer service to provide faster diagnosis for patients who do not have obvious cancer symptoms. If a GP is concerned that a patient may have cancer, but they only have vague symptoms and do not meet the usual criteria for an urgent two week cancer referral, they can now book them into the rapid diagnostic centre (RDC) for further tests.
Senior health care leaders from the Tees Valley and County Durham have come together in creating a video message to let the public know that their hospitals are still open, and people should not ignore crucial life limiting symptoms.