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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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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11 September 2025
A full planning application has been submitted for a new decant building at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington.
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8 September 2025
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised nationally for its commitment to sustainability, securing two major achievements on its journey to net zero.
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20 August 2025
Healthcare professionals at North Tyneside General Hospital are set to benefit from a newly refurbished, state-of-the-art lecture theatre, designed to support education and training.
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15 August 2025
Last week we were pleased to welcome The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England, Duncan Burton, to our award-winning Health and Care Academy.
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11 August 2025
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked the highest in the country in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.
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30 July 2025
A pilot project has shown how a switch to decaffeinated drinks could help reduce falls on hospital wards in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
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25 July 2025
Residents of Berwick and the surrounding areas are invited to help make a very special piece of art for the town’s new hospital.
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23 July 2025
A state-of-the-art NHS education facility in Northumberland is the first of its kind in the north to gain prestigious accreditation.
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9 July 2025
In a move towards more sustainable practice, the emergency department (ED) at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) in Cramlington has introduced reusable suture kits to treat patients that require stitches.
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1 July 2025
The family of a woman who loved horses have said ‘her face lit up like a kid at Christmas’ when her wish of seeing a horse for the last time came true.
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30 June 2025
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s emergency department (ED) at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital has become the first in the country to receive a gold accreditation from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) GreenED programme.