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Vascular surgeon Commander Adam Stannard is no stranger to spending time in isolation. As a military surgeon he has often had to spend months away from his friends and family, particularly back when he was appointed to submarines, and more recently with the Royal Marines.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering video appointments to patients across an increasing number of services as part of its COVID-19 response. The Attend Anywhere video appointments provide clinicians at The James Cook University Hospital, Friarage Hospital and the trust’s community services with the ability to offer patient consultations that would have otherwise not have been possible due to the current lockdown situation.

Health officials are encouraging people across Teesside to seek help if they are feeling lonely or distressed during the coronavirus lockdown.

Leading emergency services, local authorities and other key workers across the region are making a call for Teesside to play its part in responding to the need for continued commitment to government advice to adhere to social distancing.

More than 130 people have volunteered to help South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust during the coronavirus pandemic. The volunteers, who signed up through the trust’s therapeutic support programme, have been providing valuable support to patients and staff across the trust’s sites as well as promoting positive engagement and contributing to a positive hospital experience for everyone.

Training provider Learning Curve Group (LCG), has donated 29 digital tablets and PPE to South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to support staff and patients during to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Joel Dunning usually spends his days working in the cardiothoracic surgery at The James Cook University Hospital, but after a lot of his surgery had been delayed or diverted due to the virus he decided to step out of the theatre and onto the cardiothoracic intensive care unit.

Consultant radiologist Richard Hartley from The James Cook University Hospital has helped raise more than £2,000 for South Tees Hospitals Charity by shaving off his beard for the first time in 40 years!

Staff and students at a local school have designed, created and donated hundreds of visors to help protect frontline workers.
Sedgefield Community College have manufactured around 600 face protection masks out of materials students would have otherwise used for their summer term projects.

When Alan Brown suffered chest pain his family didn’t delay in seeking medical help. The 55-year-old had to undergo major heart surgery that same night but was home four days later thanks to his rapid diagnosis and treatment.