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NHS plea to only use A&E for life threatening emergencies
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 for further strike action this week.
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NHS trust vows to work more closely with charities and community organisations
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust held an engagement event with organisations from the voluntary and community sector to learn how to work better together as partners.
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s sustainability team has won the ‘Team of the Year’ award at the Sustainability Partnership Awards for their work to launch and implement the Net Zero Northumbria action plan.
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s emergency department (ED) at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital has become the first in the country to receive a gold accreditation from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) GreenED programme.
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Past and present staff gather to celebrate 20th anniversary of Hexham General Hospital
On Monday 10 July 2023, past and present staff from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hexham General Hospital.
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Two major North East football clubs unite to reach shared goal for region
As the football season kicks off, Newcastle United Foundation and Sunderland AFC’s Foundation of Light have embedded a new programme to support staff and visitor wellbeing.
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Work to lay hospital foundations will begin this week
This is a major and exciting milestone in the £35 million project to provide Berwick and the surrounding areas with high-quality community hospital healthcare.
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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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Multimillion-pound project to slash carbon emissions at North East hospital reaches completion
A major project to decarbonise North Tyneside General Hospital with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by 75% has been completed.
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First NHS trust in the north east to introduce reusable suture kits
In a move towards more sustainable practice, the emergency department (ED) at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) in Cramlington has introduced reusable suture kits to treat patients that require stitches.
