ATB supporting local residents shielding due to COVID-19

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

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

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 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

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...