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Have your say about health services
14 May 2012 People in north Northumberland are being encouraged to give their views about health services in the Berwick area at mobile roadshows from Saturday. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and NHS North of Tyne are staging a series of roadshows…
Longer opening for hospital shop
14 May 2012 The volunteer-run shop and café at Wansbeck General Hospital is now open later. From today, Monday, May 14, the shop at the main entrance of the hospital trades from 9am to 7pm on weekdays. The shop, for visitors, patients and staff, is run by Northumbria Healthcare…
Preferred site identified for Berwick hospital
8.May 2012 A preferred site for a new multi-million-pound hospital for Berwick has been identified, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Berwick Academy with the support of Northumberland County Council have announced. A draft option agreement has been prepared between the Trust and the academy, which is subject to…
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…
Carol opens new shop
27 January 2012 BBC Look North presenter Carol Malia today officially opened the new volunteer-run shop and café at Hexham General Hospital. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has refurbished the premises near the main entrance and moved it to where Café Exchange was formally located. The shop, for visitors,…
Hospitals seek volunteers
18 January 2012 People in Northumberland are being asked to help brighten up patients’ stays in community hospitals. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit volunteers to improve patients’ experiences of being in hospital in Alnwick, Berwick and Morpeth. The Trust, which manages healthcare services in Northumberland…
Children encouraged to kick-start healthy habits
11 January 2012 Dodgeball, parachute games and volley ball are just some of the activities children in Tynedale can take part in every week in a bid to get active thanks to a programme called Get Active Northumberland. It’s that time of year when most people will be thinking…
Trust shortlisted for four patient experience awards
11 January 2012 Improvements to patients’ experiences at hospitals in Northumberland and North Tyneside have been rewarded by four nominations for national awards. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted in four of the six categories in the Patient Experience Network (PEN) awards - the only dedicated national…
New shop for Hexham hospital
10 January 2012 A new volunteer-run shop and café for visitors, patients and staff has opened at Hexham General Hospital. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has refurbished the premises near the main entrance and moved it to where Café Exchange was formally located. The shop and café, which is…