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A virtual ward has been opened to give COVID-19 patients the opportunity to be discharged home early, where their oxygen levels can be monitored remotely.

Pilots and crew from several UK airlines are providing staff at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust a first class lounge and service including teas, coffees and light snacks to help teams de-stress at work.

A former patient has put a smile on hospital workers’ faces by donating thousands of ice creams during the coronavirus pandemic.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have developed a temporary service to help people receive eye care without the need to attend hospital while COVID-19 restrictions remain in place.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is setting up mask and information stations at its main hospital entrances to provide support to patients and visitors. In line with national guidance to prevent the spread of coronavirus, face coverings must be worn by all patients and visitors entering hospitals or health services from Monday 15 June.

A painting marking the community spirit during the coronavirus pandemic has been unveiled at The James Cook University Hospital.

Christina Selmi, 65, of Middlesbrough, returns home just five days after having tumour removed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Colleagues lined the perimeter road at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough today to say their final farewell to ‘one of their own’, Mark Lowe.

More than 2,000 sets of scrubs and over 7,000 items, including bags and headbands, have been sewn by an army of volunteers for staff at The James Cook University Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sadly has to announce that Mark Lowe, a porter with The James Cook University Hospital radiology team, passed away on Thursday 28 May after testing positive for COVID-19.