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Families of children waiting for heart transplant appeal for donors

The youngsters are patients on Ward 23 of the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.

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Whitley Bay Marvel superfan recovering from open- heart surgery gets video message from Ryan Reynolds

Ivan Hollingsworth's son Seb was back at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle to undergo surgery to help improve his heart function when he received the sweet message

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Cancer survivor starts off on 2,000 mile journey for Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Lee Perkins set off from St James' Park at the start of his 2,000 mile journey to Barcelona

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Police officers climb UK's highest mountain to highlight Beatrix's agonising wait for a new heart

The team of officers from Durham Constabulary aimed to raise awareness of child organ donation

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North East baby waiting for new heart receives message of hope from family of boy saved by transplant

Beatrix Archbold, aged 16 months, is waiting at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle for a donor organ after suffering heart failure

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'Four years ago we donated our stillborn daughter's heart - now our new baby needs one'

Terry and Cheryl Archbold donated the heart of their stillborn daughter Isabel four years ago. Now, their desperately ill 16-month-old daughter Beatrix needs to have a heart transplant

Daily Mirror

Little Beatrix beats cardiac arrest and open heart surgery - now she desperately needs a transplant

The 16-month-old toddler is currently being treated at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle

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Freeman Hospital scientist who accessed nearly 7,000 child abuse images banned from profession

Alexander Paton showed no understanding of the impact of his crimes on exploited and abused children, a regulatory panel said

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Hospital parking row sees vital NHS cleaner hit with 7 fines during Covid-19 crisis

Domestic team worker Kathryn Wilson was slapped with fines after Newcastle Freeman Hospital changed its rules around parking in a move she hails as "horrendous" and says the upset has caused her to lose sleep

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Freeman Hospital parking row saw vital NHS cleaner hit with 7 fines during Covid-19 crisis

Kathryn Wilson was hit with 7 parking fines amid confusion caused by changes to parking rules at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.

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Mum tells how 'little fighter' son fought for life after heart surgery at just eight weeks

Little Theo Curry was diagnosed with three complex heart defects before he was born and needed open heart surgery at just eight weeks old

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See inside the new £20m day surgery centre set to open at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital this August

New pictures show what the new £20m building currently under construction in front of Newcastle's Freeman Hospital will look like

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Mum pays heartbreaking tribute to baby girl who died after being diagnosed with rare condition

Nancy Jo Anne Rogers defied medics expectations time and time again and lived a "perfect" yet devastatingly short life.

Daily Record

Newcastle hospitals were 'busiest in the country' in January amid drive to cut huge waiting lists

More patients went through the Freeman and the RVI in January than any other NHS trust in the country.

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Bullying allegations at Freeman Hospital among triggers for national review into 'culture' of heart surgery in the UK

A year after five trainee surgeons raised concerns around bullying at the Freeman Hospital, that case has been cited as one of the triggers behind a national review into 'bullying and harassment'

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Why 'wonderful North East' should persuade NHS staff to come and work in Newcastle

Freeman Hospital staffer Jen Butler thought a standard job advert needed some extra information - a whistle-stop tour of why our area is such a fab place to work.

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Plans show what Newcastle's new children's heart unit will look like after move to RVI

Newcastle's children's heart unit will move to the RVI from the Freeman, and the city's hospital trust has now revealed the first pictures showing what it could look like.

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Heart surgery survivor Calli Tully donates Valentine's gifts to the heart unit at Freeman Hospital

Calli Tully has taken 20 Valentine's gifts to patients and staff at Ward 23 at the Freeman Hospital

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Family of Seaham heart transplant teen's emotional reaction to Geordie Hospital

Kayleigh Llewellyn was just 12 when she had a heart transplant at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital

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Meet the Geordie Hospital cast as Channel 4 show puts Newcastle staff in TV spotlight

Geordie Hospital kicked off on Channel 4 on Monday, January 17 as cameras go behind the scenes at Newcastle hospitals

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