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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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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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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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Kielder Runner Stories - Sarah Muparutisa
Sarah Muparutisa, Advanced paediatric nurse practitioner, is running the Kielder 10k on October 1! This is her second time at Kielder. In her blog she talks about how she overcame injury, the benefits of running for your mental health and juggling exercise and a busy job.
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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.
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North East hospitals team up with the ambulance service to improve air quality in the region
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle Hospitals have signed a commitment alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to ask ambulance crews to turn off their engines when they stop at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington, the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
