Newcastle Hospitals
@NewcastleHosps
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Newcastle Hospitals is one of the UK's largest teaching NHS Trusts including Freeman Hospital, RVI & Great North Children's Hospital. Tweets Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined September 2015
Together with @metoffice, we have issued a Yellow Cold Health Alert for a number of English regions from 8am Monday until 8am Friday. Find out where is affected on our Data Dashboard: https://t.co/aLh71j0jXC
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A vascular surgeon at @NewcastleHosps is leading a first-of-its-kind clinical study to compare two surgical options for cute limb ischaemia. 🗣️"...we hope that the results inform clinical guidelines and reduce the number of deaths we see in ALI cases." https://t.co/4WzyAuZniv
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Huge congratulations and thank you to our amazing team of runners who took part in yesterday’s #GreatNorthRun. Every step you took helps us go further for @NewcastleHosps Now put your feet up and relax…before getting ready to do it all again next year!
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Today is the day! The #GreatNorthRun 2025 start line awaits. All the very best to our wonderful Newcastle Hospitals Charity, The Great North Children’s Hospital and The @SBRFoundation runners - we couldn’t be more thankful for your support. ⭐ See you at the finish line! 🏁
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The Northern Centre for Cancer Care has reached a significant milestone! More than 1,000 prostate cancer patients have now been treated using a cutting-edge automated radiotherapy planning system! Delivering faster, more consistent & higher-quality care. https://t.co/FZbGooZjno
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Huge congratulations to Jennifer Joyce-Hood, who has been licensed as the new lead chaplain for @NewcastleHosps. Please keep Jennifer in your prayers as she starts her new role 🙏
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SAVE THE DATE On Sunday 7th September, we will be testing Emergency Alerts on mobile phones across the UK. Find out more: https://t.co/ZFiC6vTApF
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Today we bid a fond farewell to Chaplain Craig and Staff Welfare Wolf Mac. They have both been a huge blessing to the @NewcastleHosps here the last three years and we wish them both all the very best for the future. 🙏
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Congratulations to teams at @NewcastleHosps who've been shortlisted for two @NursingTimes awards! 🗣️"It’s unbelievable & so exciting to be shortlisted" They've been shortlisted in categories: 👉Public Health Nursing 👉Critical and Emergency Care Nursing https://t.co/uaBSsKWLID
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Today is World Organ Donation Day! 💗 Celebrate organ donation's life-saving impact. Over 8,000 people in the UK are waiting for a transplant. Confirm your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register in 2 minutes to save up to 9 lives! #WorldOrganDonationDay #OrganDonation
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A yellow heat health alert has been issued for the North East, with high temperatures expected from 9am on Tuesday 12th August until 6pm on Wednesday 13th August☀️ For more information on how to beat the heat, visit: https://t.co/MA0TLnRPev
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'empowering, memorable, and so important' 📽️@NewcastleHosps' eye centre recently held a 'patching party' with a special screening of @Disney @Pixar's Elio! It was all to support children with amblyopia, who need to wear a patch over their eye. More:
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Children with amblyopia (also known as a lazy eye) have attended a special screening of the new Disney Pixar film ‘Elio’ as part of a ‘patching party’ to support children who need to patch and their...
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Great article from @NewcastleHosps on @AlisonArmstron becoming the first non-medical winner of the ‘Golden Bronch’! Congratulations again Alison! #RespIsBest @northeastHMV 🫁🫁 https://t.co/k1uJEkS7jP
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The North of England Thoracic Society (NETS), has awarded its first-ever non-medical recipient the highly coveted ‘Golden Bronch’ Award. For many years the NETS has run its annual event called ‘The...
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Strike action will continue until 7am on Wednesday 30 July. During this time we will need to prioritise life saving care. If you need to access urgent, non life-threatening care, please visit https://t.co/wNDxcPtMTg or call 111. Only call 999 in medical emergencies.
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Poorly baby or child? Download the little orange book! A handy guide for babies, and under 5s, covering a wide range of illnesses in children from common minor concerns to more serious conditions. Download here: https://t.co/7WIYQRDilJ
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We are asking patients to choose services appropriately and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most. This includes using 111 online as the first port of call, and as ever only using 999 if it is a serious or life-threatening emergency.
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From 25 July to 30 July, NHS services may be affected due to strike action. If you need medical help contact the NHS. If you have an appointment, we will contact you if we need to change it. Only phone 999 if it's life-threatening. Use NHS 111 online https://t.co/w11dbhWl0f
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Strike action by resident doctors began at 7am this morning and will last until 7am on Wednesday 30 July. During this time, GP practices will continue to be open as normal. Please attend all GP and dental appointments unless you are contacted and told otherwise.
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Poorly tummy, itchy eyes or skin, cold, sore throat or aches and pains? Think pharmacy first! Find pharmacy hours in the North East and North Cumbria here: https://t.co/4Wi6OqoZ3L
#NHS #HereToHelp
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This week's strike will cause disruption– but NHS services will still be open. Dr Neil O'Brien, chief medical officer for North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board explains how you can help, and what to do if you need medical care. #NHS #HereToHelp
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