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…
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…