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Patients continue to report positive experiences – amongst the best in the country – during a hospital stay with us.

The latest national adult inpatient survey has highlighted Newcastle Hospitals in the top 25% of performing trusts for overall experience.

The survey, published by the Care Quality Commission today, looks at the experiences of people (aged 1...


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Work begins this week on the next phase of improving our urgent and emergency care facilities at the RVI. This involves the construction of a permanent link corridor between the urgent treatment centre and the existing emergency department and paediatric emergency department.

It will also include building a new ambulance entrance and four additional assessment rooms...


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Dr Ben Hood, a Cancer Research nurse consultant at Newcastle Hospitals and chair of the National Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMC) research nursing steering committee, has been recognised with a prestigious national prize for his leadership in cancer research delivery.

Ben has received one of just 20 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) r...


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Heart experts at Newcastle Hospitals are part of a national heart surgery trial involving more than 30 centres across the UK.

The AFFECT trial is designed to identify the safest and most effective blood-thinning treatment to use after heart valve surgery for patients who also have a heart rhythm problem.

Condition affecting thousands

Each year, thousan...


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