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Patients report positive experiences in Northumberland and North Tyneside hospitals
Patients staying in hospitals in Northumberland and North Tyneside continue to have a very positive experience of their care, according to a key national survey.
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How using MECC can help to tackle loneliness and social isolation during Christmas
Clinical educator for Enhanced Care for Older People, Elaine Francis, has shared how using Making Every Contact Count (MECC) conversations can support people and tackle loneliness over the festive period.
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Northumbria Healthcare introduces new campaign to warn of the dangers of using cocaine in pregnancy
Northumbria Healthcare introduces new campaign to warn of the dangers of using cocaine in pregnancy A North East NHS trust is warning of the dangers of using cocaine in pregnancy after seeing a…
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Past and present staff gather to celebrate 30th anniversary of Wansbeck Hospital
On Monday 5 June 2023, past and present staff from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington.
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Looking back at Northumbria in the news in 2023
2023 may have been a tough year for the NHS, but that didn’t mean there weren’t positive stories and we had plenty to tell at Northumbria Healthcare.
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How we help people stay at home and out of hospital
Wherever possible we try to care for people in their own homes or their communities. Here's the different ways we do it.
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Smoking in pregnancy falls to record low of 3% at Northumbria Healthcare
In 2025/26, 72% of women who engaged with the Best Start in Life pathway quit smoking - an improvement of 10% on the previous year.
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NHS trust’s Community Promise underlines holistic approach to health and wellbeing
A North East NHS trust continues to lead the way nationally with its focus on all the ways it can support the health and wellbeing of the communities it serves.
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Laura Smart is the cancer care coordinator for urology and here she explains a bit more about her role. My role is about coordinating the patient journey for anyone referred into hospital…
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Innovation all starts with an idea, no matter how big or small, and with having somewhere (or someone…) to be ‘a test-bed’ for ideas In our latest ‘Inside…
