The Latest Breaking News from Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust

Newcastle hospitals 'reviewing visiting times' and want to know what patients and family members want

How do you find visiting at Newcastle's hospitals?

Chronicle Live · Jan 25, 2023

Meet the unsung North East heroes named in the 2023 New Year Honours list

A number of people from our region have been singled out for their dedication and hard work in the community - we bring you their stories here

Chronicle Live · Dec 30, 2022

Council backs new 'world class' RVI children's heart unit – but health chiefs await final approval

The state of the art centre will allow specialist children's heart surgery to stay in the North East

Chronicle Live · Nov 4, 2022

How thousands of your Covid samples have helped develop new test for the virus in Newcastle

The legacy of the cutting-edge Integrated Covid Hub North East is alive and well - thousands of your Covid samples have helped create a brand new virus test, while contact tracers are now working to help the NHS cut waiting lists.

Chronicle Live · Jul 4, 2022

Queen's Birthday Honour for top cancer doctor who 'is the heartbeat of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation'

Prof Ruth Plummer - who has been at the heart of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation since it began - has been made an MBE.

Chronicle Live · Jun 1, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

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.

Chronicle Live · Apr 26, 2022

Newcastle expert hopes new drug trial could lead way to potential cure for Type 1 Diabetes

Dr Nicola Leech at the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust is hopeful that the a new study could changes the lives of people newly-diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2022

How the North East's hospitals are transforming as the Covid recovery continues

From a brand new children's heart unit to a 'world-leading' eye hospital, NHS sites across the North East could soon look very different.

Chronicle Live · Apr 18, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Apr 12, 2022