Learning as we grow – Students join Recovery at Home team

Student nurses are learning about an innovative new care model, that is transforming the way health and social care professionals look after Sunderland’s most vulnerable people. Six students from Northumbria University have joined Sunderland’s newly formed Recovery at...

Ani-mazing way to explain Recovery at Home

Check out our great animation that explains how our Recovery at Home service works, and how professionals come together to make sure the people who need the most care are helped to stay as independent as possible, and living in the place they love – their home....

Julie’s making sure the support’s just right

Julie Barnett is an MDT co-ordinator in the East area of the city, based out of Hendon’s Riverview Centre. Julie took up her role in December and works as part of the area’s Community Integrated Team (CIT), involving her colleagues from health and social care to...

Wayne’s team in Washington are all ears

Social workers in Sunderland form a vital part of the new ‘community integrated teams’, helping to put the human touch into care, to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in Sunderland are supported, receiving care where and how they want it. Working closely...

Betty benefiting from info sharing

Betty Smith* is one Sunderland resident who is receiving better care thanks to information sharing that means she only had to tell her story once, and still got care wrapped around her needs. Betty has a range of conditions including a long-term respiratory condition...

All Together Better for those who need it most

It’s important that we understand the needs of the community and their thoughts and views on the new scheme. So we’ve been speaking to those who use our services to find out what they think, making sure we’re shaping All Together Better the best...