If you've been watching Geordie Hospital on Channel 4, chances are you'll have spotted a priceless bit of kit or a much-loved service funded by the Newcastle Hospitals Charity.
From a Berlin Heart machine like the one young Kit Matthews used, to the fruit and veg stall at the Freeman, the charity works hard to fundraise and then spend its cash making our city's hospitals happier, healthier and hopefully more successful places.
The charity's head of grants Jon Goodwin and chief exec Teri Bayliss sat down with ChronicleLive to explain some of the exciting initiatives underway to help our NHS heroes - and the patients who need them most.
