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  • Alistair Blair

    Executive Medical Director Dr Alistair Blair was appointed Executive Medical Director in April 2021, having previously held the role of GP medical director since 2018 where his role was to…

  • PrEP

    PrEP helps to prevent the spread of HIV from one person to another through sex. It is a pill that protects someone who is HIV negative but at increased risk of HIV through sex. It is a course of…

  • A day in the life: Primary mental health worker

    A day in the life: Primary mental health worker Two of our primary mental health workers (PMHWs) working in our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service share what a typical day looks like…

  • Self-care: Wrist and hand

    Within NTIMS, we provide specialist assessment and management of a variety of wrist and hand problems. These problems can be secondary to injury, ageing, doing too much or too little. At times,…

  • Ward 15

    Location North Tyneside General Hospital Ward Name / Number Ward 15 Direct dial telephone number…

  • Nasendoscopy

    A nasendosocpy assessment aims to identify if anything in your throat is causing, or contributing to symptoms of throat irritation, coughing, breathlessness, voice changes, and/or swallowing…

  • Sleep service

    Lung function We offer a large number of tests for outpatients and inpatients at North Tyneside General, Wansbeck General, Hexham General and Berwick Infirmary.

  • SAS Week 2024 - Dr Karl Jackson

    For SAS Week 2024, find out more about this important part of our workforce.

  • Orthotics

    We provide equipment to help patients recover from and avoid injury or live with lifelong conditions. This includes: Insoles Braces Splints Calipers Footwear Spinal jackets…

  • For Cancer Prevention Action Week, alcohol specialist nurse Andrea Toop writes about the links between alcohol and cancer, and how our alcohol care team can help

    Cancer Prevention Action Week runs from 17 to 23 February 2025. This year's theme is alcohol and cancer.