Publish date: 15 July 2025
Update on industrial action
From 7.30am on Wednesday, 16 July, to 7.30am on Friday, 18 July, some nursing and healthcare assistants working at Northumbria Healthcare are taking part in Unison’s local industrial action.
Plans in place to ensure patient safety
Patient safety is our primary concern. We have robust plans in place to ensure we can continue to provide safe and high-quality patient care.
Our Urgent Treatment Centres at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham will remain open, alongside our Minor Injury Units at Alnwick and Berwick. Information on these services and when to use them is available here.
The emergency department at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington will also be open as usual. Please keep A&E for life-threatening emergencies only.
Attend your appointment unless you hear otherwise
Elective operations or procedures and outpatient appointments are going ahead as planned.
If there is any change to your planned care, we will contact you directly in advance.
If you have not heard from us, please come into hospital for your procedure or attend your outpatient appointment as planned.
Help us to help you
Please use all services wisely.
If your healthcare need is not urgent, please consider options such as speaking to a pharmacist or contacting your GP.
Visit 111.nhs.uk for advice. It can direct you to the most appropriate service for your need.
Visit Health A to Z - NHS (www.nhs.uk) for information on a range of conditions, and advice on how to manage them.