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NHS leaders are reminding the public to only call 999 for an ambulance or attend A&E for life-threatening conditions or injuries only, as the region's health services plan ahead for two successive strike actions.
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The region's NHS is urging people to use health services wisely ahead of six days of planned industrial action by junior doctors starting at 7am on Wednesday 3 January until 7am Tuesday 9 January 2024.
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Countdown is on to get prescriptions ordered and stock up on medicine essentials before Christmas
As the countdown to Christmas begins, NHS health and care teams are advising patients to not leave it too late to order their repeat prescriptions.
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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.
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Your NHS needs you to get involved and help shape its future
People in Northumberland and North Tyneside are being encouraged to become an integral and crucial part of their local NHS and put themselves forward to be a public governor of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
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Baby Loss Awareness week runs from 9th - 15th October each year and culminates with the global “Wave of Light”.
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Improving the care in hospital for people with Parkinson’s
Our consultant geriatrician, Dr James Fisher, talks about a project to improve the experience of Parkinson’s patients by focusing on medication.
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Health inequalities annual report
We set up our Health Inequalities Programme Board to identify health inequalities in our services. It then aims to tackle them and improve patient care. This report explains what we have been doing…
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Specialist Stop Smoking Service helps nursing home staff to quit for good
Specialist Stop Smoking Service helps nursing home staff to quit for good A Sunderland based Stop Smoking Service and local nursing home have teamed up to help staff and residents become…
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Welcome to the pre-assessment department at Northumbria Healthcare. Our team is here to check you ahead of your planned (elective) surgery. We will help you get fit and ready for your procedure. Our…
