NHS services in the Metrocentre are one step closer after two North East hospital trusts signed the lease for a new facility.
Bosses hope 145,000 potentially life-saving appointments a year will be provided to the public in a space formerly occupied by House of Fraser.
The plan is for a new Community Diagnostic Centre at the Gateshead shopping centre, which will offer a range of scans and procedures to help speed up screening and diagnosis for illnesses such as cancers and heart conditions. Together, the Newcastle Hospitals and Gateshead Health NHS trusts will jointly run the operation - which is expected to create 134 jobs.
