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Could you share your life?
Are you looking for a more rewarding career? Take a tip from Kirsty and Iain Paterson, from Scremerston near Berwick who loved their jobs so much they decided to take their work home with them – and have never looked back. Husband and wife, Kirsty and Iain, are amongst…
Baby boom
25 April 2012 There’s a baby boom in the maternity unit at Wansbeck General Hospital – among the staff. A total of seven midwives, a consultant and a secretary have either just given birth or are pregnant. And the majority of them will be returning to the unit to…
Trust shortlisted for award
18 April 2012 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is in the running to win an award in the prestigious Top Hospitals programme for the second year in a row. The Trust won the data quality award in 2011 and has been shortlisted for this year’s award which recognises the…
New chaplain for Northumbria Healthcare
17 April 2012 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new team leader for chaplaincy services. Rev Kathy Jones is the new full-time chaplain for North Tyneside General Hospital and oversees the chaplaincy services across the Trust. The Trust’s chaplaincy team provides confidential comfort and support to people…
New jobs for 30 nurses
28 March 2012 A group of thirty newly-qualified nurses have all been given jobs on wards and departments in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust hospitals. The nurses completed their three-year degree and diploma courses and they will start a six-month preceptorship programme with the Trust this week. The preceptorship…
Awards double for patient safety
28 March 2012 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has won two top regional awards for improving the quality and safety of patient care. Chief executive Jim Mackey was recognised for his leadership of improvements across the North East and the Trust was praised for its work to reduce infections…
Northumbria Healthcare to set up new therapy service in Ghana
23 March 2012 The Ministry of Health in Ghana has invited Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to help them set up a new occupational therapy service in the country. Stroke is a major problem in Africa, especially among young people, and patients are spending long periods in hospital because…
Plans lodged for health and social care scheme
15 March 2012 Plans to greatly improve health and social care in Haltwhistle have taken a major step forward. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumberland County Council have submitted a planning application to the council for an integrated health and social care scheme. The application is for a…
Trust in top five in the country
24 February 2012 Patients have voted Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust the best in the region and among the top five NHS trusts in the country for the care they have received. Patients' ratings for overall experience of care, dignity and respect and the quality of doctors show that…
Craig scoops regional award
15 February 2012 An apprentice at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has scooped a top regional award. Craig Bage jointly won the intermediate apprentice of the year award at the NHS North East Apprenticeships Celebrating Success Awards. Craig, 19, completed a business administration apprenticeship at the Trust’s premises at…
Shorter waiting times for Northumbria patients
14 February 2012 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has invested £2million to help cut waiting times for patients. The new funding means that waiting times will be greatly reduced for patients waiting for investigative procedures in the endoscopy department. Alan Campbell MP opened the new endoscopy unit at North…
Top for patient experience
9 February 2012 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has won a top national patient experience award for improving the quality of care of people who suffer a hip fracture. The Trust triumphed at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA) - the only dedicated national awards for healthcare organisations…
Trust chosen as acquisition partner
1 February 2012 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has today been selected as the preferred bidder to acquire North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital. The Board of North Cumbria Hospitals NHS Trust made its decision last night…
Hospital site bought
Plans to build a specialist emergency care hospital aimed at saving more lives in Northumberland and North Tyneside have taken another step forward. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has officially bought the site alongside the A189 to the south of East Cramlington for the state-of-the-art hospital. The purchase paves…
Emergency care consultants recruited
Four new emergency medicine consultants have been recruited to boost the specialist teams in preparation for working in the new Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. The new recruits will bring the total number of emergency medicine specialists in the Trust to seventeen. Two of the consultants, Mark Harrison and Clare…
More nurses for Wansbeck General Hospital
7 December 2011 Patients at Wansbeck General Hospital will benefit from a cash boost to increase nurse staffing as Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ploughs an extra £3million into nursing on wards and departments. A team of 11 nurses has been recruited to staff a new surgical assessment unit…
Trust praised in hospital guide
The Dr Foster Hospital Guide published today has praised Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust for innovative practice for out of hours care. The report highlights the new Specialist Emergency Care Hospital at Cramlington as an example of what can be achieved to provide safe care around the clock. The new…
Pledge to further improve breast cancer care
The Duchess of Northumberland has today (Thursday, November 17) endorsed a service pledge to further improve the experiences of breast cancer patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been working with Breakthrough Breast Cancer to produce a Service Pledge for Breast Cancer which sets…
National award for speech and language team
Efforts to raise awareness of the value of speech and language services in Northumberland and North Tyneside have won a national award. Our speech and language team with students and staff from Newcastle University’s School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, was recognised by The Royal College of Speech and…
New cancer service launched
We have become the first NHS trust in the region to offer a one stop digital mammography service for patients across North Tyneside and Northumberland. The new equipment costing over £516,000 can detect breast cancer quickly and efficiently. BBC Look North presenter Carol Malia opened the new digital imaging…