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New lung health service delivers clear benefits for people in recovery
A significant drop in hospital attendances and admissions has been one of the benefits to come from an innovative project to support drug and alcohol users in Northumberland.
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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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Our clinical governance nurses at Northumbria Healthcare focus on ensuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care within our trust. This involves a broad range of activities related to maintaining high standards, continuous improvement and fostering a culture of excellence in care.
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Movember – Kieran's journey overcoming depression, anxiety and PTSD
As part of Men’s Health Month, Kieran Arnott, applications and development officer at Fleet Solutions, has shared his journey with mental health. Trigger Warning: Please note that this blog includes sensitive topics, including suicide.
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ICB funding to improve mesothelioma care across the North East
We are delighted to have received funding from the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to improve specialist care and support for people living with mesothelioma across the North East.
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Study reveals level of incorrect allergy labels which help to drive antibiotic resistance
A team at a North East NHS trust has launched a project to tackle the issues caused by patients incorrectly being labelled as allergic to certain medicines.
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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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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.
