I’m so proud to share the news that
@NewcastleHosps
has once again been rated Outstanding by the
@CareQualityComm
reaffirming our position as one of the UK’s top hospital trusts. A fitting testament to all our staff, governors, volunteers & partners
#OutstandingNewcastle
I’m very proud to say that
@NewcastleHosps
will be among the first in the world to begin the roll out of the
#COVID19
vaccine to our communities this week. Well done and thank you to everyone who has made this possible 🙏
Dr and Mrs Shukla will shortly be the first patients in
@NewcastleHosps
and among the first in the world to receive the
#COVID19
vaccine this morning. We’re so grateful to everything that Dr Shukla has contributed to
#raceequality
in the North East
#LocalHero
@matthancock
I’m absolutely thrilled and incredibly proud to announce that
@NewcastleHosps
has once again been rated Outstanding by the CQC. Huge thanks to all of our staff who work hard everyday to provide the best possible care to all our patients. Well done everyone!
#OutstandingNewcastle
I’m delighted to confirm that
@NewcastleHosps
will be responsible for the
#NHSNightingaleNE
hospital in Sunderland. A remarkable and inspiring collaborative effort.
New NHS Nightingale hospitals will open in Sunderland and Exeter, providing extra beds for patients with
#coronavirus
symptoms if they're needed. Learn more about the two new sites — which bring the total number of confirmed Nightingale hospitals to seven.
We're providing free porridge for staff throughout December and January. We're hoping this will give a warm start to your shift and will be available in our main hospital food outlets and wider sites from this week 🙏
Yesterday we had a very special delivery - as Rosie Martha O’Sullivan became the UK's first baby to be delivered by climate-friendly gas & air. This
@Medclair1
technology purifies 99.6% of exhaled nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas. It's better for the environment, patients & staff
Very proud to see that Newcastle is one of the first cities to vaccinate all of our eligible care home residents. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to keeping our precious residents safe ❤️
@CollabNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
@NewcastleGPs
@NHSngccg
Great news that
@NewcastleHosps
has been awarded £41.7 million to secure children’s heart services in Newcastle. Great news for families in the region.
Our staff covid vaccination program draws to a close today as we’ve offered 2 doses to all our 17,000 staff.
We’ve had great take up especially from people at higher risk. A huge achievement!
Thanks to all the team who have worked so hard to keep us safe 🙏
#outstanding
Delighted to be able to open our
@NightingaleNE
hospital today to helping the region to prepare for future needs. Everyone at
@NewcastleHosps
and across the NHS in the North East is incredibly proud to have been able to respond.
Thank you Libby for joining me in our beautiful
#NHS
window at Fenwick. It features a quilt illustrated with drawings by children of our keyworkers
@NewcastleHosps
during the pandemic. Libby's colourful picture features on the bags that will be on sale to support
@Newcastle_NHS
A very warm welcome to our new FiY1 Doctors who have joined
@NewcastleHosps
today. They are the first to take up new posts created in response to the pandemic. Thank you all for volunteering to join us at this unprecedented time
@AndyWelch13
It’s been a remarkable year and I want to pay tribute to every single member of staff, volunteer and partner that has helped us respond to Covid-19. Thank you so much and stay safe. 🙏
Delighted to announce a major £3.2m grant from
@Newcastle_NHS
enabling the creation of a new Researcher Development Institute dedicated to progressing research talent amongst Newcastle's nurses, midwives & AHPs
@CNOEngland
@drjoanne_cooper
@ruthendacott
I am appalled by this behaviour. I know our
@NewcastleHosps
team will be also. They are so much better than this. I am thankful for all they have done & continue to do for so many during this pandemic 🙏👏🏼👏🏾🌈
So this happened yesterday.
Honestly? We are broken. This account is run by just three frontline NHS staff. In truth at least two of us are having a wobble.
If you support what we are doing and think we are needed please will you follow and retweet this to your followers? 🙏🏻
We were delighted to welcome young children receiving treatment at the
@GreatNorthCH
to St. James’ Park for a fun day 🙌
Through funding from the
@SBRFoundation
and
@Newcastle_NHS
our staff work year-round with young patients providing vital respite support 💙
ANNOUNCEMENT 📢💙
Our vaccine programme has now protected 51% of the adult population in the North East and North Cumbria.
That's more than 1.5million jabs!
THANK YOU + well done to all our staff + volunteers who've made this possible
#TeamAchievement
#Proud
#OurNHSPeople
We made it! What an experience. So grateful for all the support along the route and a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored me - it was great motivation
@NewcastleHosps
@FlourishAtNewcastleHospitals
Time to settle down to watch our amazing staff and patients
@NewcastleHosps
. We hope we can show a glimpse of the joy, innovation and compassion that are at the heart of working in our wonderful
#NHS
Today we delivered some small tokens of our appreciation to each of the care and residential homes in Newcastle. Thank you to all of the key workers in social care making a difference everyday
#ClapForCarers
@NewcastleCC
#TeamNewcastle
Our medical physics and clinical engineering team have turned their hand to developing new visors for the coronary care team at the RVI. 6 months design and testing work has been completed in 7 days. A fantastic achievement and a real boost to the team
@NewcastleHosps
@MCushlow
I’ve announced today that i will be leaving
@newcastlehosps
at the end of the year.
I’ve loved my time here and it has been a privilege to lead the team through some truly unprecedented times. I will continue to serve the NHS in different ways in the future.
Until then,…
Thank you so much to our catering and facilities staff for getting packed lunches to our staff. It’s a huge operation to keep so many people supplied with refreshments and we all appreciate your hard work 😊
#ThankYouNHS
@NewcastleHosps
Our Board of Directors has agreed to declare a climate emergency, committing
@NewcastleHosps
to be carbon neutral by 2040. Thanks to
@SustainableNUTH
we are in a strong position to take this action.
My Dads 80th Birthday today! So blessed to have him - he has been such an anchor & inspiration. Thank you Dad for all your love & support. Virtual hugs 🤗 xx
Absolutely delighted to hear how the dedication and hard work of two of our
@NewcastleHosps
team was recognised with a surprise personal call of thanks from HRH the Duke of Cambridge this morning. Thank you
@KensingtonRoyal
You made their day!
Congratulations to our Neonatal intensive care unit team who have been awarded
@UNICEF
@babyfriendly
status. One of only a handful of units to meet the stage 3 standards. I’m very proud of the work they have done with families to achieve this! 🙏💙👶
It’s incredibly exciting to see this new TV series coming to
@Channel4
in the New Year. Showing the very best of
@NewcastleHosps
in a warm & engaging way - focussing on our world class clinicians as well as our extremely valued support staff
#proud
💙🏥
➡️
Pleased to confirm that
@NewcastleHosps
will be providing the North East
#LighthouseLab
, working closely with
@NewcastleCC
and other partners. Our Integrated
#Covid
hub is a major step in ensuring we are in the strongest position to deal with the ongoing pandemic.
We’re overwhelmed by the kind supplies and gifts we’ve received from local businesses. Thanks to
@GreggsOfficial
for the huge quantities of food delivered today to feed our hardworking staff.
#TeamNewcastle
@NewcastleHosps
Our fantastic
@newcastlehosps
Sister Jade Trewick is one of this years
#GNR40
official starters. What a huge honour to start this iconic north east race. Thank you for all your hard work and for representing
@NewcastleHosps
and our
#NHS
so well today.
#Proud
Huge congratulations to Diane Buggy, community midwife, who receives an MBE for her work supporting women in the west end of Newcastle. She established ‘Mother to Mother’ to support young families to have a positive start. A wonderful achievement 🙏🎖
It’s taken a huge effort to deliver
#COVID19Vaccine
today. Thank you to everyone who has made it possible - Occupational Health, Nursing, IT, Admin, Comms, Operations and so many more + of course all our patients, social care staff and
@NewcastleHosps
staff.
#Proud
#OurNHSPeople
So proud to hear such positive feedback following our unannounced CQC inspection this week. Thank you so much to every member of staff who has taken part in preparation, focus groups and visits. You’ve done us proud.
Jade Trewick, a sister on ward 49, has been named as 1 of the official starters of the
#GreatNorthRun
in recognition of the efforts of NHS staff during the pandemic. She'll be proudly representing everyone
@NewcastleHosps
who've worked so hard
#ThankYouNHS
Our 800 strong Lighthouse Lab team have recently completed their 5 millionth covid test! They are now processing almost 1,000,000 tests every month - providing fast and accurate results to communities across the region.
Thank you
#teamICHNE
🙏
Proud to see our brain tumour centre honoured with ‘Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence status’ today. To receive national recognition as 1 of the country's top centres is testament to the dedication of our wonderful neuro-oncological team.
@FoundationTessa
What a week
@NewcastleHosps
- I can’t let it pass without saying again a huge, massive, heartfelt “THANK YOU” for driving an “outstanding “ result in our CQC inspection 🙏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you to the whole team at our Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria who welcomed, the Prime Minister
@10DowningStreet
this afternoon. We’re incredibly proud to provide these state of the art services for local people 💙
After 10 weeks of
#clapforcarers
its our turn to say thank you to the brilliant people of the North East who have banged their pots and pans and cheered on our NHS teams and keyworkers. And well done
@Martin_Newc_COO
(who knew you were so musical!)
A lovely thank you message from Oliver to staff at
@NewcastleHosps
. Thank you for thinking of us and for the lovely cakes which have been given to the team in intensive care. We hope you had a very happy birthday 🎂
The Coronovirus has presented an unprecedented challenge for us all. It is and will continue to affect all of our lives for some time to come. I want to take time to say a huge thank you to our staff
@NewcastleHosps
An early start to this important day of reflection. Lovely to talk to
@bbcnickrobinson
@BBCr4today
at our vaccination centre this morning. Reflecting on the past years astounding response from everyone
@NewcastleHosps
and the wider city and looking to the future
In today's blog, I've shared our first comprehensive review into the pay gaps & career progression experiences of our BAME staff in Newcastle. It's an uncomfortable but essential read which I hope we can all reflect on...
@Prerana_Issar
@yvonnecoghill1
Warmest congratulations to Professor Ruth Plummer on receiving an MBE in the Jubilee Honours. Ruth has worked tirelessly to lead the
@SBRFoundation
Cancer Trials Research Centre, one of the most active cancer clinical trials units in the UK. We’re all so proud of you Ruth🙏🎖
Came into office
@NewcastleHosps
this morning & discovered I had been
#mugged
!!! I’ve been watching this across our hospitals & the NHS. Feeling valued feels good ! 🙏
We’re creating space
@NewcastleHosps
for staff to take a break and it’s fabulous to see our new area in Leazes Wing is open! Thank you to everyone who has made this possible - estates, medical records and many more
#FlourishAtNewcastleHospitals
Our services are facing unprecedented pressures at the moment. Today I’ve been to visit our older peoples medical wards to say thank you to our staff for their heroic efforts. What you are achieving is remarkable and we are so grateful 💙🙏
Thank you to all staff
@NewcastleHosps
who are working together really well. I am so pleased by the many acts of kindness I see. This makes such a difference. We must support & look after one another
#COVID
ー19
#amazingNHS
Our emergency department & assessment suite have experienced a pressured 24 hours after weeks of unprecedented patient numbers. The team are facing relentless demand but are continuing to respond with outstanding care, kindness and compassion. Thank you for all you are doing 🙏
It’s almost a year since the first patients in the UK with covid-19 came to
@NewcastleHosps
. It’s been a year of the most extreme personal and professional challenges and we can’t say thank you enough. Look out for a small token of appreciation from us all in the next few days 🙏
Finishing today with a visit to our new intensive care ward
@NewcastleHosps
. 12 weeks work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from this dedicated team to create a wonderful clinical environment. Thanks to everyone who has made it happen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It’s the end of an era as our head chaplain
@niggle59
leaves us for his well earned retirement. So thankful for the almost 30 years of care and compassion you’ve given to us
@NewcastleHosps
❤️ You will be missed
#OurNHSpeople
What an honour to welcome our cyclists today. They are over halfway through their epic journey to
#COP26
to raise awareness of the impact of air pollution on our children’s health. Frightening to experience the pollution we could have if we don’t take action
#pollutionpods
I’ve been honoured to spend my whole career working in the NHS and next week I’ll celebrate 40 fulfilling years of service.
My blog this week reflects on the perspectives I’ve gained and my focus for the future 🙏🌈
Our cancer centre at Cumberland Infirmary has opened its doors to our first patients this week.
It was wonderful to visit today and meet so many staff and patients who are rightly proud of their new service - bringing the best cancer care to the heart of Cumbria💙
I’m absolutely delighted that Jim will be taking the reins at
@NewcastleHosps
. A man with a true passion for the North East.
Jim, I know you will be welcomed by everyone here in Newcastle and wish you all the very best.
We are delighted to announce today that Sir James Mackey has been appointed as our new Chief Executive and look forward to welcoming him to Newcastle Hospitals.
A fantastic achievement by
#NHS
staff, volunteers + partners to have reached 1 million vaccinations in the North East and North Cumbria vaccination programme. Each one making us a little safer + taking us another step closer to beating covid
#BeatcovidNE
Our corridors
@NewcastleHosps
have become art galleries with wonderful artwork from the children of our staff. So much colour, imagination and emotion in their images. Hopefully we will be able to share them more widely soon.
It’s episode 2 of
#geordiehospital
at 8pm on
@Channel4
tonight. We’ll meet Rachel, one of our wonderful advanced physios, as she helps Jason to recover from a serious accident. It’s an inspirational story & I’m so proud to share it with you 🙏
#proud
Huge congratulations to
@DrChrisLamb
who has been recognised as one of the most promising emerging scientists for his research into inflammatory bowel disease 🌟
@BritSocGastro
@my_ueg
More here:
Our cancer and haematology services
@NewcastleHosps
have continued to care for patients throughout the
#covid
pandemic, and it was great to check in with the team today to hear from them directly. Thank you for sharing your emotional and inspiring experiences
#Proud
We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to rebuild the
#NHS
so it can serve our communities well for the future. The executive team
@NewcastleHosps
is focusing today on the next steps in our journey.
We’ve officially started Christmas at
@NewcastleHosps
by turning on our festive lights. Thank you Evie and Ariel for lighting up our tree 🎄
Join up at 6pm Wednesday at Freeman Hosp for more lights and mince pies 🥧 courtesy of
@Newcastle_NHS
⭐️
Today is the first ever
#OverseasNHSWorkersDay
& a great opportunity to recognise the fantastic contribution all of our international staff - doctors, nurses, AHPs & countless other professions - make to
@NewcastleHosps
every single day. Thank you ❤️
@WorkersNhs
Wishing all staff
@NewcastleHosps
a Happy & Healthy New Year. 2019 has been a good year - “thank you” to each & everyone for the part you have played - for the benefit of our patients
I’m continuing to meet directly with staff to hear first hand about their recent experiences through
#COVID19
. Our
#physios
have been critical to leading NIV, assessments and rehab through the pandemic and have been amazing. It was great to hear from them today
@NewcastleHosps
Thank you Sir Simon for visiting
@NewcastleHosps
and
@NEAmbulance
today to mark the anniversary of our first patients with COVID-19. The team very much appreciated your visit. Thank you everyone who took part
#OurNHS
@NHSEngland
Last week we invited
@BBCHughPym
to find out about the pressures we’re facing as we head towards winter. He heard directly from our staff about how we’re responding. Thank you to everyone who took part.
You can see his special reports throughout the day
@BBCBreaking
#NHSWinter
Our incredible Emergency Department team is one of a very select group to meet the 4 hour target for the year, including the last month and last quarter. Well done to everyone throughout the hospital who made it happen
#teamED
Last week I joined Sir James Mackey, Sharon Mavin and others to talk about the phenomenon of imposter syndrome and share our thoughts and experiences. Mine are here:
@DACBeachcroft
@NorthumbriaNHS
So today I received my official running vest for my first Great North Run this September to raise money for
@GreatNorthCH
. We've still got some places available if you want to join me on the start line! Contact the charity team on 0191 213 7235 or charity.matters
@nuth
.nhs.uk
#GNR
Delighted to announce today that Dr Tim Williams and his team have received funding from
@MNDoddie5
to find treatments to slow the progression of motor neurone disease. Such a vital piece of research with the potential to improve many lives🙏
More here ➡️