We are pleased to report that the builders are in and they have been working tirelessly since April. The once empty building is finally starting to look like a referral hospital in the making. We went to visit the site today and saw the first part of the wall infrastructure that has been built. We were able to walk around the rooms that up until now we’ve only ever seen on paper. It was so lovely to see our design finally starting to take shape and we surgeons also got to stand in what will be our theatres and I…

Earlier this year, two of our directors Darren and Sarah had an exciting opportunity to be involved in the diagnosis and management of a Seal pup called ‘Omelette’ with a sore eye at Tynemouth Seal Hospital. ‘Omelette’ had sustained an eye injury and was in a great deal of pain with a real risk of blindness. This could have seriously hindered the chances of survival in the wild after release. Omelette with sore left eye in one of the treatment enclosures at the Tynemouth Seal hospital. Sarah, our ophthalmologist, performed a thorough examination of Omlette’s eye while Darren used our…

Well, if the builders are moving in on the Monday, then the obvious answer is you have a roller disco with all the kids on the Sunday!!! All five of us had worked incredibly hard to secure the building which is to be the home of ‘Bridge Referrals’ and we wanted to celebrate with our families. We took anything and everything with wheels, including skateboards, roller blades, bicycles and remote-controlled cars. We even took two drones to fly and of course it wouldn’t have been complete without disco lights and a glitter ball. A fun time was had by all,…