00:02The first nursing students are preparing to graduate from a health and care academy at
00:07Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Crownlington. The facility opened last year
00:12in partnership with the University of Sunderland to help retain staff by improving local career
00:18pathways into nursing, midwifery and other roles. Around 150 hospital employees are studying for
00:24degrees or apprenticeships at the academy which is open only to current trust staff.
00:30Former estate agent Laura Hurst is among those set to graduate as a nurse. Trust leaders say the
00:35program supports training and aims to strengthen workforce supply across Northumberland and North
00:41Tyneside Health Services.
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