At Bridge Referrals, we are always investing and expanding the hospital services that we can offer the patients that are referred to us. In September of 2023 we introduced an additional treatment modality to our oncology department, called Electrochemotherapy. This made us one of only a handful of centres in the UK to offer this and the first in the North East! Electrochemotherapy unit at Bridge Referrals What is electrochemotherapy? Poppy - The first Electrochemotherapy patient at Bridge Referrals Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a treatment aimed at localised cancers that combines chemotherapy and electric pulses that can amplify the local anti-tumour…

Meet Bernie, a beautiful cockerel who was found abandoned up a tree a few years ago. He was rescued by Rachel Sharp, from Durham who brought him back to full health. However, recently he was found with his left leg stuck in wire hanging roughly a metre off the ground, no one knew how long poor Bernie had been stuck like that.   Bernie the Cockerel Animal lover Racheal had taken to him Wrights’ Vets who x-rayed his legs but couldn't do anything else other than give pain relief. Rachel had asked about laser therapy for Bernie after searching for…

Bridge Referrals are delighted to announce that Mark Gosling, a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, has joined the team at Bridge Referrals. Mark joins as Head of Soft Tissue Surgery at Bridge Referrals.   Mark Gosling MA BSAVA PGCertSAS VetMB DipECVS MRCVSEBVS© European & RCVS Specialist in Small Animal surgery Mark moved up to the north east after graduating and has worked here ever since! He spent five years in primary care practice, during which he completed the BSAVA certificate in small animal surgery. He then moved to a large referral centre in 2016 to undertake a surgical residency…

Arthur was one of Karl's first cases to see when he joined the team at Bridge Referrals. It quickly became a very memorable one. Arthur's case was a great example of the power of a multidisciplinary team working together to give the patient the best outcome.  Karl Bovenizer Arthur came to us with a history of seizure like activity and suspected pericardial effusion. He was a lovely old Labrador but when he arrived he had definitely lost his usual bounce, but could still manage a tail wag. Arthur had all the signs of pericardial effusion with muffled heart sounds, increased…

Renewable electricity supply for Bridge Referrals Bridge Referrals’ journey towards carbon neutrality received a boost as our REGO energy certification was issued by our electricity supplier EDF. REGO stands for Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin. Our certificate verifies and tracks that all of Bridge Referrals electricity supply is generated from renewable sources. The REGO scheme was established by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the regulatory authority for the electricity and gas markets in Great Britain. It provides transparency and assurance to consumers and businesses regarding the renewable sources of electricity they purchase. When Bridge Referrals consumed our…