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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating not one but two silver accreditations for its continuous efforts to improving sustainability.

Colleagues came together to share learning, highlight quality improvement projects and celebrate the trust’s community services.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust were delighted to play a role in the opening of a brand-new healthcare training facility at Northumberland school, Bede Academy.

The new unit has been built as part of the ongoing redevelopment programme at Hexham General Hospital. Special guest, TV Presenter and Hairy Biker Si King was invited along to officially cut the ribbon. He was joined by 12 patients who are currently receiving treatment at the unit, to mark the occasion.

From 14 to 18 October, we are marking SAS Week 2024 to recognise the contribution of this part of our workforce.

PEG grab bags are now available to patients at all Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust hospitals.

The NHS team currently working to protect tens of thousands of North East schoolchildren against flu has won a national award for its inclusive approach.

Millions of people across the North East and North Cumbria can now book flu and Covid-19 vaccination appointments as the NHS rolls out additional protection for those most at risk ahead of winter.

Leigh Donnelly has become the first nurse to be awarded the prestigious President’s Medal from the British Society of Gastroenterology.

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.

A North East NHS trust has been shortlisted for six awards in a national awards scheme to recognise best practice in patient experience.

An exhibition which explores the history of healthcare in Berwick and its surrounding communities has opened at Berwick Infirmary.