This section provides the latest news about our work and achievements as we work hard to provide excellent healthcare for you, your families and our communities in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
News
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Featured news story
9 September 2025
Patients continue to report positive experiences – among the best in the country - during hospital stays in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
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16 October 2025
Five NHS trusts across the North East plus the Integrated Care Board (ICB) have joined Northumbria Healthcare, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals (NUTH) and the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) in a commitment to reducing idling of vehicles and ambulances outside of their emergency departments.
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13 October 2025
To celebrate national T Levels week, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is reflecting on its own journey supporting young people through the technical qualification.
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9 October 2025
A Northumberland woman who had breast cancer has been braving the open water to support others going through the same experience.
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8 October 2025
Career practitioners from around the region were invited by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to a dedicated continuing professional development (CPD) day to enhance their understanding of Northumbria’s offer for young people and job seekers.
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5 October 2025
From 6 to 10 October, we are marking SAS Week 2025 to recognise the contribution of this part of our workforce.
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2 October 2025
Between September 2024 and August 2025, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust welcomed 312 young people aged 13+ from across the region, to experience the world of work and explore the variety of career opportunities within the NHS.
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30 September 2025
As part of the development of the sculpture for the atrium of the new Berwick hospital, artists from Sum.Place led a series of workshops inviting the local community to create a special piece of public artwork.
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29 September 2025
A leading NHS trust’s projects to reduce patient falls by going decaf, support safe staffing levels, and provide hospital-level care in patients’ homes are among those in the running for awards recognition.
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25 September 2025
The planning process to retain part of Berwick Infirmary’s bell tower building is to begin.
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17 September 2025
Thousands of patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside have received care at home rather than in hospital in recent years, with more than 5,000 admissions to Hospital at Home ‘wards’ in the past 17 months alone.
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16 September 2025
An NHS project which uses data analytics to help identify patients who may miss important diagnostic tests has won a top patient safety award.
