The region's NHS warns that pressures across A&E, urgent care and ambulance services are still at extreme levels at the start of the New Year.
People seeking a career in healthcare could leave with a job offer in their hand at our recruitment event on Saturday 21 January.
The NHS requires every Trust to take part in the National Quarterly Pulse survey, the "People Pulse." The survey for this quarter is now open and will run until 31st January. Please click "read more" to complete the survey - and make your voice count. The questions concern how we are engaging with you, how you are feeling and how we are supporting you with your health and wellbeing. This quarter there are also additional questions about flexible working and the cost of living. During our Big Money Team Talk roadshows in November many of you told us about how the cost of living crisis was affecting you. This is another opportunity for you to do this.
From Tuesday 3rd January 2023 the Trust will have plenty of availability for staff to receive flu vaccinations.
Staff who use Baxter Colleague Infusion Pumps and Nebulisers across Sunderland Royal Hospital are being urged to return them once they are finished with.
If it's not life-threatening, don't use A&E or call 999. That's the message from the NHS as the region's services gear up for a busy New Year weekend.