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Breast reconstruction can take place at the time of the mastectomy or later once your cancer treatment is complete. Our breast and plastic surgery colleagues offer a complete range of implant-based or tissue-based reconstructions.
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Go decaf! How a simple change on our wards could reduce falls, slips and trips
We are running a pilot this month to discover the impact on reduced falls, and patient and staff experience.
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Thousands benefit from hospital-level care in comfort of own homes in Northumbria
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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Movember – How basic exercise helped Dr David Cummins with chronic back pain
As part of Men’s Health Month, we’ve sat with Dr David Cummins, general practitioner, to talk about men’s health and how he has managed living with chronic back pain.
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Celebrate learning disability week with the community learning disability team.
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Movember – How Yevhen dealt with the uncertainty and impact of war
As part of Men’s Health Month, bank information technician, Yevhen Slautenko, shares how the war in his home country, Ukraine, impacted his mental health.
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First Sycamore Gap sapling planted in Northumberland
The first Sycamore Gap sapling to be planted in Northumberland has been planted at Hexham General Hospital.
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We offer a one stop shop for assessing, prescribing and loaning wheelchairs including powered and manual wheelchairs for a minimum of six months. This includes accessories such as cushions and specialist seating equipment. Typically you will be referred to us by a healthcare professional e.g. your GP, physiotherapist, occupational therapist etc. We are based in Seaton Delaval and support people, their families, and carers with wheelchair and equipment services to promote independence and improve quality of life. For short term loans of wheelchairs and equipment please visit British Red Cross website.
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Sharon meets Sharon – nurse names baby after her supportive ward manager
Being a ward manager at a busy North East hospital means Sharon Hardy has to deal with many different situations – but one of her nurses naming her baby after her was one she hadn’t experienced before…
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North East health trust warns of increase in norovirus cases in its hospitals
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is reporting an increase of norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, cases at some of its hospital sites.
