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• Northumbria Health and Care Academy first healthcare building in UK to receive prestigious wellbeing certification

  The Northumbria Health and Care Academy is the first healthcare building in the UK to achieve Gold WELL Certification™ from the International WELL Building Institute.

• On Carers Rights Day, Faye Gates shares what the day means to her as a working carer

  To mark Carers Rights Day on November 24, we are featuring Faye Gates, a member of our Carers Staff Network Group, who has shared with us what Carers Rights Day means to her and the things which she has found helpful in the workplace.

• New antibiotic bone cement found not to reduce infection after hip fracture surgery

  A large study has found that using high-dose dual-antibiotic loaded cement is unlikely to reduce the risk of infection in people who have had hip replacement surgery for their hip fracture.

• Artist sought to design sculpture to take pride of place in new hospital

  A call has gone out for artists in north Northumberland and beyond to design a major artwork to grace the state-of-the-art new hospital in Berwick.

• Northumbria Healthcare secures more than £20 million to cut carbon emissions at three major hospitals

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded more than £20 million in government funding to drive forward its mission to reduce its environmental impact and contribute to a greener future.

• Big Dan Burn makes donation to hospital charity

  Newcastle and England footballer, Dan Burn, has visited his local hospital to see the impact of his kind donation to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s charity.

• NHS trust seeks planning approval to drive forward net zero ambitions at Wansbeck General Hospital

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has submitted a planning application as part of ambitious plans to decarbonise parts of its estate and support the NHS target of reaching net zero by 2040.

• Local businessman remembered after generous donations to Hexham General Hospital

  Tom Martin, of Wylam Nurseries, kindly donated an array of plants to the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Geriatric Medicine Trainer of the Year, Cath Huntley, shares an insight into her role.

  Consultant Cath Huntley shares an insight into her role, after being voted Geriatric Medicine Trainer of the Year in 2023.

• Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has successfully completed phase two of a programme to improve facilities at Hexham General Hospital for staff and patients

  The programme is being delivered in partnership with Identity Consult and Integrated Health Projects (IHP), a joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine, as construction consultancy and principal contractor. Over the past two years, £15 million has been invested to deliver the work that has been completed to date.