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NHS trust releases report showcasing how it is keeping its Community Promise
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.
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Countdown is on to get prescriptions ordered and stock up on medicine essentials before Christmas
As the countdown to Christmas begins, NHS health and care teams are advising patients to not leave it too late to order their repeat prescriptions.
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Your NHS needs you to get involved and help shape its future
People in Northumberland and North Tyneside are being encouraged to become an integral and crucial part of their local NHS and put themselves forward to be a public governor of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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Artist sought to design sculpture to take pride of place in new hospital
A call has gone out for artists in north Northumberland and beyond to design a major artwork to grace the state-of-the-art new hospital in Berwick.
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Specialist Stop Smoking Service helps nursing home staff to quit for good
Specialist Stop Smoking Service helps nursing home staff to quit for good A Sunderland based Stop Smoking Service and local nursing home have teamed up to help staff and residents become…
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Health inequalities annual report
We set up our Health Inequalities Programme Board to identify health inequalities in our services. It then aims to tackle them and improve patient care. This report explains what we have been doing…
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Welcome to the pre-assessment department at Northumbria Healthcare. Our team is here to check you ahead of your planned (elective) surgery. We will help you get fit and ready for your procedure. Our…
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Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU)
Many patients with long term conditions or following hospital treatment, are asked to meet with their clinical team regularly. However, they don’t always need to be at set times (e.g. every three, six or 12months), but just when the patient needs them.
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A new general medicine ward has been opened at North Tyneside General Hospital to ease capacity challenges and improve patient experience during their time at the hospital. A further ward, focussed on supporting older people with fractures, has also been extensively refurbished.
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Geriatric Medicine Trainer of the Year, Cath Huntley, shares an insight into her role.
Consultant Cath Huntley shares an insight into her role, after being voted Geriatric Medicine Trainer of the Year in 2023.
