This week, Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity received hundreds of Easter eggs, generously donated by Miller Homes.
This Easter weekend, our shop/cafe at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) in Cramlington will be running a limited service. Our other locations, such as: North Tyneside, Wansbeck, Blyth and Hexham, will be closed.
The Northumbria Volunteer Service (NVS), organised by Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity, is looking to recruit more volunteers in a variety of roles at North Tyneside General Hospital. Many exciting roles are on offer such as working in Harry’s cafe, meeting…
Palliative patients will now benefit from a special trolley that provides a range of entertainment thanks to a generous donation. £5,100 was donated by the golf club after captains Julie Sampson and Dave Pearson chose to raise funds for Wansbeck…
A brand-new exhibition featuring photographs of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust staff is on display at North Tyneside General Hospital. The exhibition, created by photographer Ikuko Tsuchiya, aims to celebrate the diversity of Northumbria’s workforce. This project was organised by…
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…