Parents and their babies attended a festive celebration with Santa at Ashington Leisure Centre with support from Northumbria Healthcare’s Bright charity. The event, created by the Northumbria Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership, was an opportunity for mums to connect and…
A North East NHS charity and popular ice hockey club have teamed up to encourage more men to open up about their mental health. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Bright charity and Whitley Warriors have collaborated to launch a new…
Specialist stoma nurses from North Tyneside General Hospital have travelled across the world to share their expertise and provide a lifeline to local communities. On Friday 2 June 2023, the nurses from North Tyneside General Hospital set off to volunteer…
Tom Martin, of Wylam Nurseries, kindly donated an array of plants to the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic. After a customer suggested buying plants for NHS staff due to the great care they had received, Tom and his wife Lois…
Throughout the year, we host volunteer recruitment events to strengthen our important support network and add to our ranks of vital volunteers. Volunteers carry out a variety of roles at the trust’s hospitals in Northumberland and North Tyneside. This includes…
Each year in September, one week is celebrated as International Week of D/deaf People, which was first established in 1958. It is celebrated annually through various activities by the respective deaf communities worldwide. The theme for 2023 was “A World…
We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who ran the Great North Run yesterday in support of Bright and Teardrop. We’re blown away by the kindness of everyone who donated, your contribution will help us go the…
Each year on International Day of Charity we showcase the contributions that we’ve made to improve the patient experience. In 2022, Chloe Rhodes, Manager of Ward 6 at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, approached the charity with an idea…
On Friday 11 August Northumbria Healthcare’s Emergency Department welcomed back our corporate volunteers for the first time in three years! Lucia Coulthard and Hannah Boutflower work at DAC Beachcroft, the trusts solicitors, and spent the afternoon shadowing a nutrition assistant…
Wag & Company is a charity specialising in dog-befriending services for older dog lovers in their own homes, as well as in care or in hospitals, to help combat loneliness, isolation and bereavement. Its partnership with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation…