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Help us improve community health and care services in Sunderland
People in Sunderland are being asked to help shape the future of health and care services in their local community by sharing their own experiences of accessing local services during the COVID-19 pandemic. All Together Better (ATB) is an alliance of health and care...
ATB supporting local residents shielding due to COVID-19
All Together Better, an alliance of health and social care providers across Sunderland is helping local residents who are shielding due to the COVID-19 pandemic get the treatment and support that they need during these unprecedented times. Across the city there are...
Rise in online GP consultations
Across Sunderland, there has been a significant rise in the number of people using online GP consultations during the Coronavirus lockdown and doctors want to encourage others to use them more. In Sunderland 1,365 patients used online consultations during March 2020,...
Day in the life of a Sunderland GP
Dr Andy Devlin is Clinical Director for Sunderland East Primary Care Network. Practising at Villette Surgery in Suffolk Street, Hendon, he is also a GP Trainer. Here, he describes how his working day has changed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and what new ways of...
Sunderland to be first in England to pilot new app
Sunderland is the first place in the country to pilot a new healthcare app that allows patients with debilitating breathing problems to monitor their vital signs and visually consult with healthcare professionals, from the comfort of their own home. All Together...
Event to help disabled residents stay well
Sunderland residents living with disabilities and autism and their family and carers are being given the chance to find out more about how to stay well at a free event next week. Sunderland People First – a Leechmere based Community Interest Company (CIC) set up to...
Artwork shines spotlight on NEWS
A TALENTED young artist is raising awareness of a new programme being rolled out across Sunderland care homes to help spot the early signs of illness. Shane Wilding, 43, a resident at Ashwood Court, which supports young adults and older people living with mental...
Sunderland’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE)
All Together Better Alliance is proud to be part of Sunderland’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) community, that is helping creating a more healthy, vibrant and dynamic city. Our team was part of a VOISE event recently, where we discussed how this...
First for Sunderland paramedic
Jeannie Henderson, an advanced paramedic practitioner with Deerness Park Medical Group in Sunderland, has become one of the country’s first paramedic prescribers. Following a nine month intensive training course, Jeannie is now able to prescribe independently to all...
Sunderland GP appointed to help City’s health transformation plans
A Sunderland GP who has worked in the City for almost ten years is set to take up an exciting new role to help transform how health and care support is delivered outside of hospital and closer to local communities. Dr Fadi Khalil is a practising GP who has worked in...