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​​Leaders at City Hospitals Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trusts are reminding staff, patients and members of the public that there is still time to share their views on plans to become one organisation in the future.

​A new campaign aimed at helping more patients back to the comfort of their own bed, is being launched in Sunderland this week. #TheresNoBedLikeHome has been developed by City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group and supports hospital staff in taking positive steps to reduce unnecessary lengthy hospital stays, which can be detrimental to patients.

City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has become the first Trust in the North East to undergo a new combined inspection by independent healthcare regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and NHS Improvement (NHSI), the national body responsible for overseeing NHS Foundation Trusts.

The Acute Stroke Unit at Sunderland Royal Hospital is celebrating being chosen as a finalist in the prestigious Kate Granger Awards for Compassionate Care.