What are hospitals doing?

What are hospitals doing?

Working together to help autistic children and their families

Since 2017, Great North Children's Hospital and the North East Autism Society have been working together to improve the care offered to autistic pre-school children and their families.

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Paediatric nurse designs care passport

For Ashleigh Harrison, the challenging reality of taking an autistic child to the hospital is not only part of her personal life, but also her professional life as a paediatric nurse.

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Putting children’s needs at the heart of hospital care

The Queen Elizabeth (QE) Hospital in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, is taking positive steps to make the experience as manageable as possible for autistic and neurodivergent children who visit their paediatric departments.

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Mum praises hospital for easing daughter’s anxiety

Jacqui Wright says she can't thank the staff at The James Cook University Hospital enough for the personalised care they gave her autistic daughter Isabella.

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James Cook hospital receive Gold Standard from NEAS

Staff at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough have been honoured for their “pioneering” work in making it easier for autistic children facing operations.

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Luke's story

An incredible four months of planning went into getting Luke into hospital for a sight-saving operation and full medical check. Here's how the RVI and North East Autism Society did it.

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Training the next generation of medics

Autistic people and others with lived experience are helping to train the next generation of healthcare professionals at Sunderland University.

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