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Health services across Teesside are taking steps to ensure they are fully prepared to deal with any surges in demand this winter. Whether it’s identifying extra hospital beds or vaccinating frontline staff against flu, plans are in place to enable urgent and emergency care teams to cope with increasing pressures. The NHS is also urging people to Help Us Help you…

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been praised for its use of HealthRoster to directly deploy a new therapeutic care support team, gaining national recognition at the prestigious Allocate Awards 2018. The team won the award for putting care needs first.

Just Talk at Trinity Holistic Centre takes place on the last Tuesday of every month for anyone who has experienced cancer in their lives. Just drop into the centre between 10am and 2pm.

The heart unit at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating reaching a special milestone after implanting its 10,000th pacemaker. The heart team at James Cook fitted their first pacemaker back in 1993 and now implant around 800 of the devices every year in the hospital’s cardiac catheterisation labs.

If you are attending the BMJ Careers Fair come and say hello to the South Tees Hospitals team and find out more about what we have to offer.

Cancer patients at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are benefiting from a leading edge radiotherapy machine which can deliver treatment up to three times faster than conventional methods. The new linear accelerator (linac) – a Versa HD manufactured by Elekta – has advanced 4D image guidance systems which provide extremely accurate treatment delivery and minimal side effects.

Help Leo’s this October by joining the newly-formed charity and its first event, a Nearly New Sale. Have a clear out in time for Christmas, make some money, and help families across the region with sick and premature babies.

For some smokers in their 30s and 40s, the thought of cancer or COPD is often dismissed as a risk that feels years away… But now two former smokers and cancer survivors are making personal appeals in a graphic quit smoking campaign that urges smokers to quit and reduce their risk – and never assume it won’t happen to them.

Friarage Maternity Centre is celebrating after welcoming its 1,000th baby into the world. Tyler Finn-Hurworth was delivered at the Northallerton midwifery-led unit on Thursday 4 October at 6.52am, weighing 7lb 9oz.

South Tees Hospitals Charity Christmas draw is back from Monday 8 October until Friday 7 December 2018.