Tag: Freeman Hospital Newcastle
4 months ago
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RVI and Freeman Hospital chiefs promise change after leadership deemed 'inadequate' by inspectors

The trust which runs the Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) has been stripped of its ‘outstanding’ g...

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4 months ago
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Jonnie Irwin shares hospital selfie as he awaits MRI scan at Newcastle hospital

The former A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie shared an image with his Instagram fans as he waited for an MRI scan a...

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4 months ago
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'Deeply worrying' – Newcastle MPs demand rapid changes at city hospitals downgraded by CQC

A healthcare watchdog has stripped Newcastle's hospitals of their 'outstanding' status after inspections uncovered bu...

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4 months ago
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Newcastle hospitals boss vows urgent action after staff left 'embarrassed' by failings

Sir James Mackey has pledged improvements to restore the reputation of the Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirm...

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4 months ago
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Newcastle hospitals downgraded as damning report details bullying and safety risk concerns

The Care Quality Commission highlighted harassment and abuse complaints in a Freeman Hospital department and staffing...

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7 months ago
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Watchdog suspends Newcastle hospitals' outstanding status after 'significant discrepancies' found

The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital, was given...

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over 1 year ago
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'Cowardly' and 'repugnant' – Fury at spate of Nazi symbol graffiti across Newcastle

Swastikas have been seen this week in the city centre, opposite the Freeman Hospital, and next to the A1

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over 1 year ago
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Newcastle Council approves 'world class' new children's heart unit at RVI

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

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over 1 year ago
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Newcastle councillor backtracks on plans to move Freeman Hospital to HMRC 'Ministry' site

It had been suggested last week that the hospital could be relocated to a new base once HMRC moves thousands of its s...

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over 1 year ago
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Council reveals vision to move Freeman Hospital to new home at HMRC offices in Longbenton

The huge 'Ministry' site is due to be vacated when HMRC moves thousands of its staff to a new regional headquarters i...

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almost 2 years ago
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Newcastle hospital chiefs defend massive parking charge hike

Parking all day at one of the Newcastle Hospitals sites previously cost £7.20 on a weekday and just £3.60 at weekends...

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almost 2 years ago
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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 pa...

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about 2 years ago
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Alnwick girl who survived two heart transplants before she was four inspires class to raise thous...

'Heart hero' Summer Carss raised over £4,000 for Children’s Heart Unit Fund at the Freeman Hospital with the help of ...

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over 2 years ago
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'I couldn't visit my husband while he was in a coma - I won't 'get over' the Downing Street party'

Kim Shepherd slammed accused Boris Johnson of "laughing at" those who were struggling alone on May 20, 2020

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over 2 years ago
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Visiting restricted at Newcastle and Northumbria hospitals as Covid soars in the North East

New rules for visitors at hospitals in Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle have been introduced

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over 2 years ago
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Baby girl born with a ‘one in 200,000’ heart defect loses battle for life at two months old

Indie-Rae Jackson, from South Shields, was born with a 50% chance of survival after being diagnosed with a rare conge...

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over 2 years ago
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Baby girl faces indefinite stay in hospital after being born with ‘one in 200,000’ heart defect

Indie-Rae Jackson, from South Shields, was given a 50% chance of survival at birth

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over 2 years ago
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Plea to help 'exhausted' Newcastle NHS heroes suffering through worst strain of Covid pandemic

People have been urged to “wear a mask and don’t make a fuss about it” when visiting the city's hospitals

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over 2 years ago
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Newcastle's NHS heroes subjected to more attacks for asking people to keep wearing face masks

A city hospital boss says there has been a new “uptick in violence and aggression” against staff

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over 2 years ago
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Gateshead mum 'broken' after doctors say no more can be done for son, 5, with half a working heart

Rachel Leighton was 23 weeks pregnant when she learned her boy Zac had the 'worst heart condition you can get'

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almost 3 years ago
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Number of Covid patients in Newcastle hospitals falls after July warnings of huge pressure on NHS

Pressure has eased on the city's hospital services, after warnings last month that staff were dealing with a 'perfect...

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almost 3 years ago
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Jump in 'abhorrent' attacks on Newcastle's NHS heroes

Staff at the city's hospitals have been subjected to more than 900 verbal and physical assaults in the past 12 months...

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almost 3 years ago
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It will take 'many months and years' to bring down hospital waiting lists

Almost 22,000 patients awaiting hospital treatment in Newcastle have waited longer than 18 weeks, with some facing ho...

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almost 3 years ago
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Massive Covid strain on Newcastle hospitals 'stablilised'

City hospital bosses warned last week that staff were under more pressure than at any time during the pandemic, but t...

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almost 3 years ago
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Isaac Hayden supports two-year-old who may need heart transplant one day

In 2019 we told the story of how four-month-old Evie Green was left fighting for her life when what seemed like a sim...

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almost 3 years ago
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Newcastle doctor issues Covid warning to fully-vaccinated after catching virus

Wendy Taylor says it was "sobering" to discover she had coronavirus despite having had both doses of a vaccine

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almost 3 years ago
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Newcastle Hospitals cancel planned surgeries as Covid surges

Staff were told planned procedures had to be cancelled to "protect urgent care"

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almost 3 years ago
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NHS staff 'working rather than self-isolating' if they take daily Covid tests

Exclusive: Public Health England told ChronicleLive the existing rules have now been 'clarified', amid fears of an NH...

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almost 3 years ago
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'Significant' absences as Newcastle hospital staff isolate

Hundreds of hospital workers are understood to have been unable to come in after being pinged by the NHS Covid-19 app...

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almost 3 years ago
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Sister pays tribute to 'awesome' brother in colourful celebration

Richard Matfin died of cancer at the age of just 33 and ever since his family have been raising funds to ensure his l...

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almost 3 years ago
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'Perfect' three-year-old who died in his mum's arms

Little Robbie Elliot's body was ravaged by cancer, with scans showing tumours everywhere

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about 3 years ago
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Boyfriend holds brave Demi Morrison's hand as 24-year-old loses cancer fight

Friends have revealed their devastation but also their love for a girl they knew as the 'life and soul of the party'

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about 3 years ago
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Woman, 24, fights for life after devastating cancer diagnosis

Demi Morrison's devastated partner fears the couple have just days left together

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about 3 years ago
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North East volunteers urged to sign up for new coronavirus vaccine trials

Researchers are recruiting more than 200 people from the region for the final stage clinical trial of a Covid-19 cand...

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about 3 years ago
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Covid strain on Newcastle NHS 'pretty well disappeared'

The city's top public health chief said the fall in people suffering severe virus symptoms was "very good news", thou...

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about 3 years ago
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Durham village vows never to forget 'inspirational' five-year-old

Caitlin Wright died in March 2020 - but her community in Brandon say she'll 'never be forgotten'

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about 3 years ago
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Dad died from infection after bone marrow transplant meant to prolong his life

Gary Otto, from Beamish, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia last year, giving him a prognosis of just a...

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over 3 years ago
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Newcastle could stop taking Covid patients from the South

It emerged last week that some patients had been transferred hundreds of miles to Tyneside from overstretched intensi...

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over 3 years ago
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Covid vaccines could start at Newcastle's RVI next week

An NHS presentation lists several hospitals in our region as among the first locations that will deliver the Pfizer/B...

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