South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Technologies used at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Last updated: 15/08/2026
About South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- ICB
- NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Approx yearly admissions
- 60,000
- Approx catchment population
- 480,000
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute, specialist and community healthcare through The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton and community locations across Teesside and North Yorkshire. More than 37 specialties support local patients, while services such as cancer, vascular surgery and specialist rehabilitation serve a much wider regional population.
James Cook is a major university hospital with emergency and highly specialised services, while the Friarage and community facilities help deliver care closer to home. Since 2024, the trust has operated with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust as University Hospitals Tees, sharing leadership while remaining separate trusts. The group serves around 700,000 local people and employs approximately 16,000 staff across both organisations.