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Three North East NHS Foundation Trusts have appointed a new shared chair to help promote closer working and more joined up care for patients across their local communities.

Art production practice Sum.Place has held a series of creative workshops to meet and talk with Berwick residents about their proposed sculpture for the atrium of the town’s new community hospital.

Patients and staff are now benefitting from a refurbished theatre and endoscopy suite at Alnwick Infirmary.

The National Trust has announced Cath Darling, bereavement occupational therapist, as one of the recipients of the 49 ‘Trees of Hope’ Sycamore Gap saplings being gifted to individuals, groups, and organisations across the UK.

Innovations in transporting blood products and diversifying the workforce by introducing apprenticeship schemes has resulted in the pathology team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust being recognised at the 2025 North East and Yorkshire Healthcare Science Awards.

The Northumbria Health and Care Academy has won a top national award, recognising the collaboration behind what is one of the only facilities of its kind in the country.

The 'Keeping Our Community Promise – 2024 in review' report sets out the progress made against each of the 5 key pillars - employment, education, economy, environment and inequalities.

Berwick Infirmary has opened a new art exhibition celebrating artists from the local area to enhance the hospital environment.

The Minor Injuries Units (MIU) at Berwick and Alnwick Infirmaries are to be redesignated as Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) from Tuesday, 1 April, 2025.

Patients at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust continue to rate their hospital experience among the best in the country, according to the latest national survey.