GMB NHS & Social Care Durham & Tees

22/10/2026

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26656585.bishop-auckland-hospital-ward-closure---mp-takes-fight-parliament/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAVGzyhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQx9l8hgFQEBtDmzXjMW1tHyeOeOK3NydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5NARxd69LNs6M2w2thWSmWsIISLOzcIjKzkqaKCYm-wGNgylscV0vlSMcrSQ_aem_vP0OTh5qr5VZdBU6TZUWvg =1792648917

Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth opposes plans to close Ward 7 before Christmas, warning of the impact on patients, families and NHS staff.

20/10/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1P8ptpBGv7/?mibextid=wwXIfr

20/10/2026

20/10/2026

Our brilliant Jacky on BBC News this morning. Telling her side for the covid enquiry.

08/10/2026

https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/save-ward-7-bishop-auckland-hospital?source=rawlink&utm_source=rawlink&share=c4c6e956-cf1d-4b3d-87bf-a6077e4b4261
GMB North East, Yorkshire & HumberGMB Social CareGMB Union NHS WorkersGMB National Care CommitteeGMB Union

Bishop Auckland Hospital is part of the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. In recent years various part of its services have been downgraded. The latest proposal is to close Ward 7, which provides speciality frailty care ward. Patients are overwhelmingly older, have been referred the...

08/10/2026

Let’s all get together to save yet another closure of a ward at Bishop Auckland HospitalGMB Social CareGMB Union NHS WorkersGMB North East, Yorkshire & HumberGMB National Care Committee

29/07/2026

We won’t fix care without paying carers properly 🧑‍⚕️

10/06/2026

So so proud of our Great Big North East, Yorkshire and Humber region.

09/06/2026

Our very own Jacky ignoring the red light to second a motion to ask gmb to campaign to push the government to introduce minimum staffing levels in residential and domiciliary care settings.

08/06/2026