James Cook NHS Hospital

18/04/2026

Bowel cancer is the third most common type of cancer and screening is now available to everyone aged 54 to 74.

If a FIT kit is sent to you, it's meant for you. Even if you don't have symptoms, it can detect signs of cancer of bowel cancer early.

The kit can be completed in the privacy of your own home by following the simple step-by-step instructions on the underside of the box lid.

You only need to collect one tiny sample of poo using the plastic stick provided. Pop it in the sample bottle and post it back for free, to be tested.

If you are sent a kit, join the millions completing theirs.

You can find out more online: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/bowel-cancer-screening/

17/04/2026

There's still time to get your Heart Ball tickets ❤

The South Cleveland Heart Fund (SCHF) is hosting a Heart Ball on Friday 8 May at Gisborough Hall Hotel to raise funds for our cardiothoracic unit at James Cook Hospital.

The evening will feature dinner, dancing with an Abba tribute band.

Tickets and more information are available on the SCHF website:
https://schf.org.uk/may-8th-heart-ball-south-cleveland.../

Not long now to get your place booked,

17/04/2026

✔️ Your views can shape the future of adult eating disorder care in our region.

We’re working with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to review the way we provide care in our adult eating disorder services across the North East and North Cumbria.

This includes how and where we provide specialist inpatient adult eating disorder care as well as how we develop community services.

Join us at one of our upcoming public engagement sessions to give your view on what is working well and what could improve.

PUBLIC FACE-TO-FACE SESSIONS

📅 Thursday 23 April 2026
⏰1pm-3pm
📍 West Park Hospital

📅 Monday 27 April 2026
⏰ 10am-12 noon
📍 Roseberry Park Hospital

Register now 👉 https://forms.office.com/e/FjAT3DQF7T

PUBLIC ONLINE SESSIONS

📅 Wednesday 22 April 2026
⏰ 6pm-8pm

📅 Tuesday 28 April 2026
⏰ 6pm-8pm

Get the link for each online session on our website 👇 https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-shaping-the-future-of-adult-eating-disorders-services/

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16/04/2026

If our neonatal team cared for your baby in June, July, August 2025, you may be invited to take part in the .

At the NHS, we want to make sure parents have a good experience of care for their babies. Getting feedback from parents helps us improve and give parents and babies what they need.

Invites are already being posted out - please take part to help shape NHS services for future parents. Your answers will help the NHS make neonatal care better.

For more information on the survey, please visit https://nhsneonatalsurvey.co.uk

14/04/2026

We are extremely busy today, treating a high number of people in our A&E at James Cook Hospital.

Please share this message and help to keep the department free for serious injuries and emergencies by following the guidance below:

➡️Think NHS 111 online
➡️Pharmacists can give advice and treatment for a range of minor illnesses.
➡️If you have a life-threatening emergency, you should continue to call 999.

Our urgent treatment centres (UTCs) are also open seven days a week to help you with minor illnesses and minor injuries. Find your nearest UTC and its opening times here: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/urgent-and-emergency/minor-illnesses-and-injuries/

09/04/2026

If you’ve received care that came straight from the heart, don’t let it go unnoticed!

Nominate a nurse, midwife, or allied health professional for a Heart of Tees Award today.

Categories include;

🏆 Excellence in patient centred care
🏆Team of the year
🏆 Research and evidence based practice award
🏆 Education and mentorship award
🏆 Leader of the year
🏆 Collaboration across boundaries award
🏆 Digital and innovation award
🏆 Rising star student award

Nominations close Friday 17 April. Nominate a deserving individual or team now:
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/heart-of-tees-conference-and-celebration-awards-2026/

A massive thank you to everyone who has already shared their gratitude for our teams.

08/04/2026

07/04/2026

06/04/2026

Please help us keep James Cook Hospital's A&E free for serious emergencies.

Please share this message and help to keep the department free for serious injuries and emergencies by following the below guidance:

➡️Think NHS 111 online
➡️Pharmacists can give advice and treatment for a range of minor illnesses.
➡️If you have a life-threatening emergency you should continue to call 999.

Our urgent treatment centres (UTCs) are also open seven days a week to help you with minor illnesses and minor injuries. Find your nearest UTC and its opening times here: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/services/urgent-and-emergency/minor-illnesses-and-injuries/

05/04/2026

Feeling unwell this Easter? Choosing the right NHS service can help get you the best advice - and often more quickly too.

💊 Think pharmacy first
📱 NHS111 online for medical help and advice
🚨 Keep A&E and 999 free for life threatening emergencies

Help reduce pressure on A&E and 999 so they can help those who need it most.

04/04/2026

Feeling unwell this Easter? Choosing the right NHS service can help get you the best advice - and often more quickly too.

💊 Think pharmacy first
📱 NHS111 online for medical help and advice
🚨 Keep A&E and 999 free for life threatening emergencies
Help reduce pressure on A&E and 999 so they can help those who need it most.

02/04/2026

A huge thank you to brothers Ralph and Benjamin and their mum Jemma Haddon who have raised more than £3,000 for our chemotherapy unit in memory of dad, Daniel. 💙

Daniel was cared for on the unit before he sadly died earlier this year, aged just 49.

When Ralph and Benjamin received lots of sweeties from their friends and family, they decided to make little bags of pick ‘n’ mix to sell at their dad’s funeral – amounting to around £800. Daniel’s family also set up a JustGiving page in Daniel’s memory which raised more than £2,000.

The Haddons recently visited the team in the chemotherapy unit to make their generous donation. Here they chatted with the team about what we could do to improve the environment for other patients and settled on new TVs for side treatment rooms, and a big TV for the main room. They hope patients will enjoy being able to watch the 2026 World Cup, just as Dad would have.