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A NHS campaign is urging people to take early action if they start to feel unwell this Easter. The message to ‘be prepared and stay well’ over the holiday period encourages people most at risk, including those with long-term health conditions and the over 65s, to prepare for the Easter holiday period and to know what to do if they get ill.

What will you be doing to clock up 1,000 miles in support of the #NHS1000miles challenge? To kickstart your campaign, why not join South Tees Hospitals Charity for the Middlesbrough 5k, 10k and 2k/3k fun runs?

The James Cook University Hospital has become the first in the UK to use a new implantable device for patients who suffer from cluster headaches. The AnkerStim® lead and neurostimulation system applies mild electrical stimulation to the nerves via wires implanted under the skin, near the occipital nerves at the base of the head. The wires are connected to a small battery, implanted under the collarbone, chest wall or in the buttock, which generates stimulation to interfere with pain signals.

When Kevin Musgrave suffered renal failure for the second time, his wife Julie did not think twice about giving him one of her kidneys. And now the couple have handed over another special donation – more than £1,800 to the renal team at The James Cook University Hospital who supported them throughout their treatment.

Down Syndrome International is inviting everyone across the world to wear odd socks to support World Down Syndrome Day. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is supporting the campaign to help raise awareness locally.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed a national pledge to go smokefree by March 2019. The 12-month countdown officially starts this Wednesday – National No Smoking Day – with the launch of a hard-hitting campaign to stop people smoking in the women and children’s entrance way at The James Cook University Hospital.

Healthcare science staff from the Trust will be celebrating Healthcare Science Week from 9 to 18 March 2018

Patients at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton are now benefitting from a state-of-the-art eye scanner. The £153,000 Heidelberg machine, generously donated by the Friends of the Friarage, will speed up diagnosis and save patients having to travel to other hospitals.

Got a 4X4? Could you help us get a colleague into work during these adverse weather conditions? If you are struggling to get in because of the snow and would welcome a lift (subject to availability) please email sarah.urwin@nhs.net

With the extreme weather across the North East and North Cumbria, the region’s NHS has urgent guidance for patients, staff and the public. Urgent and emergency care services across the region’s hospitals are continuing to run as usual, however, please only attend if absolutely necessary as services are extremely busy.