Building work begins at Newcastle RVI emergency department with patients warned of disruption
Newcastle hospital patients will notice construction work at the RVI’s emergency department Ambulances outside the Royal Victoria Infirmary…
Meet the NHS workers in an ‘incredibly niche’ role helping to protect the sight of people across the North East
Many readers may not have heard of orthoptists Newcastle RVI orthoptists Lucy Ball and Jenny Earl(Image: ChronicleLive /…
Washington teen who wanted to amputate foot sees chronic pain ‘vanish’ thanks to UK-first operation at Newcastle’s RVI
Ralph Seed’s life has been transformed after a pioneering new medical device was implanted in his spine 14:50,…
44 people a day had to be cared for in the corridor at leading North East NHS hospital
Pressures on accident and emergency units saw hundreds receive “corridor care” in the North East in June. The…
Marske family’s tribute to 10-year-old who died a year after Newcastle RVI diagnosis
The family of North East 10-year-old Seren Nicole Warren are raising awareness of DIPG brain tumours and have…
NHS jobs in North East available now – with roles paying up to £161,600 a year
We’ve rounded up a selection of NHS jobs recruiting now across a range of vacancies and levels of…
Sunderland family gets ‘worst news ever’ when two-year-old diagnosed with rare cancer
Chanelle Midgley and Daniel Davis found out last month that their young daughter Avarni-Mae has T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma…
Man in 20s dies in hospital after being struck by car on A189
Northumbria Police has appealed for more information following the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday…
‘First in the UK’ brain surgery robot installed at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary
A new robot is helping to support highly-complex brain surgery in Newcastle. Akbar Hussain is a neurosurgeon pioneering…
The ‘little fighter’ baby boy born almost four months early weighing just 1lb 4oz
Tiny Nathanael Dougherty was born at 23 weeks and six days and had a Royal visitor when Princess…
‘Not a champagne moment’ but Newcastle NHS bosses welcome progress after damning inspection
City hospital bosses want to see the inspectors return soon. The Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital in Newcastle upon…
Skin cancer patients at Newcastle hospitals are facing delays in being diagnosed
Health bosses in Newcastle said that skin cancer cases had a ‘disproportionate impact’ on a key missed target…