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The audiology service will be closing the open access hearing aid repair clinic at the Friarage Hospital at 3pm today. The service has also had to cancel the clinic due to run at the East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital in Brotton completely.

Volunteers are needed for the Macmillan Information and Support Centre at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. The information service will move into The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre, currently under construction and due for completion this autumn, and up to 20 new volunteers are required to support the existing service and new development.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has today released a report which shows more than 1,500 people shared their views on the future of the Friarage Hospital.

Patients at The James Cook University Hospital can now undergo hand surgery while they are awake. Trauma experts at the Middlesbrough Hospital have been piloting a new hand block service which uses local anaesthetic to numb the nerves so patients can stay awake to watch their operation and chat to their consultant throughout the procedure.

The world’s biggest 5k inflatable obstacle course is set to raise thousands of pounds for local hospitals when it heads to Teesside this year. GUNG-HO! Seriously Fun 5k comes to Wynyard Hall on Saturday 31 March 2018 and South Tees Hospitals Charity has been named as the event’s local partner.

Researchers in health and education are leading a new trial that aims to reduce patients’ dependency on strong pain killers. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Warwick have developed a support programme that they hope will help people with long term pain reduce their dependency on opioids and improve their quality of life.

Transplant patient Poppy Blue thought she would never be able to have a baby of her own, but then she was blessed with a little miracle. Baby Rory kept consultants at The James Cook University Hospital on their toes during what was described as a “pretty unique” and “high risk” pregnancy.

Your GP Surgery is closed and you feel really unwell, #WhatWouldYouDo? South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a hard-hitting campaign urging people to consider their urgent care options, asking #WhatWouldYouDo?

A team of neurologists in the North of England are conducting a trial of a novel migraine treatment which uses a ‘cooling device’. The trial is open to residents of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Teesside and is looking for 90 participants from across the regions.

We want to reassure our patients and staff that these services on The James Cook University Hospital site remain open as normal. We have planned extensively and will be working hard to minimise any disruption. Patients should turn up for appointments as planned.