South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,The James Cook University Hospital, and Regional Major Trauma Centre, Marton Road, Middlesbrough. Teesside. 09.03.17. James Cook Hospital.. VIRUS pressures on Teesside hospitals have seen surgery programmes scaled back to focus on patients with the most pressing needs, a meeting has heard. Covid demands on both North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust have risen dramatically in the past fortnight. South Tees trust is treating 222 covid patients as of Wednesday, while Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham revealed neighbouring North Tees hospital had cancelled some day-to-day surgerys. South Tees public health chief Mark Adams said James Cook Hospital had contingency plans to make more space at the site to cope with rising demand.
A NORTH-East hospital is using all but one of its operating theatres to treat covid patients. Forty per cent of patients being treated at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust have tested positive for Covid-19. Hospital bosses expect this to rise a further 14 to 15 per cent in coming weeks, said Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham, who wrote to residents following a meeting with the trust. He added that North Tees’ Intensive Therapy Unit is at capacity and all but one of their operating theatres are now being used to look after Covid patients in intensive care, resulting in operations being cancelled.
The vote is read out in the House of Commons in London for Labour s non-binding motion pressing the Government to maintain the Universal Credit increase, which was approved by 278 votes to zero, majority 278, after Boris Johnson ordered his MPs to abstain PRESSURE from North-East MPs across the political divide is mounting on the Government to maintain a £20 Universal Credit rise. The drive gained momentum as Labour’s motion pressing the Government to maintain a £20 weekly Universal Credit rise in April and beyond was approved last night by 278 votes to zero – majority 278. Boris Johnson has refused to guarantee he will not end the £20 weekly rise in Universal Credit in April, as he suffered a backbench MP rebellion supporting an extension.
Why the £20 Universal Credit increase is a vital issue for Teesside - and what our politicians say about its future
The extra cash being paid during the pandemic is helping those on low incomes but is due to end in March
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All 12 local authorities in the North-East are moving into Tier 4 from tomorrow. Meanwhile, North Yorkshire will move into Tier 3 for the first time. Darlington MP Peter Gibson said: “Today is a bittersweet day for Darlington, as we have finalised their wishes from the 2016 referendum and got Brexit done with a deal, confounding those who said it could not be done. “However the acceleration we have seen around the country with record numbers of infections and hospitals reaching capacity moving our area to Tier 4 is essential to protect our hospital capacity. “I understand that this will be hugely disappointing and frustrating and especially so for our businesses.