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The hospital has its origins in an infirmary which was built for the South Shields Poor Law Union and which opened in 1880. [2] The infirmary became known as the Harton Institution and General Hospital by 1930 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, became the South Shields General Hospital. [3]
The South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is a National Health Service trust formed from the merger of City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust in April 2019. [1] [2] Its facilities include South Tyneside District Hospital, Sunderland Royal Hospital and Sunderland Eye Infirmary. [3]
It operates Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland Eye Infirmary, The Children’s Centre, Durham Road and Church View Medical Practice. It is building a new diagnostic and treatment centre in Durham. [1] In May 2018 it agreed to merge with South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust to form South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. [2]
The hospital has its origins in the Sunderland Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed on a site to the south of Hylton Road in 1855. [1] A new enlarged infirmary was built on the west of the workhouse in the early 20th century. [1]
Hopewood Park Hospital, Ryhope, Sunderland The trust also provide services from a number of smaller units. In April 2018 it announced plans to establish a nursing academy in partnership with Sunderland University which will train up to 20 existing staff in degree level mental health and learning disability nursing apprenticeship courses.
Tyne Dock is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving South Tyneside Hospital and the suburb of Tyne Dock, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network, between Heworth and South Shields.
Until the 2004 contract most GPs provided care for their patients outside those hours either themselves, or as part of a GP Co-operative. [7] The total amount earmarked for Out of Hours duties including Night Visit Fees was an average of just under £6000 per GP per year. [8]
It achieved the bronze status Investors in People Award in 2015. [4] It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 3818 full time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 5.71%. 63% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 57% recommended it as a place to work. [5]