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Special memorial service for intensive care patients
RELATIVES and friends of patients who have died on the critical care unit of a Gateshead hospital are being invited to a special memorial event.

Local hospital invites public to find out about prostate cancer
A LOCAL Hospital is inviting members of the public to attend an information event focusing on prostate cancer.

Five years of foundation success
GATESHEAD Health NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its fifth year as an NHS Foundation Trust.

Election results
Click here for the results of the elections to the Council of Governors 2009.

Volunteer coffee shop raises £40,000 for patients
PATIENTS at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead are benefitting from a £40,000 donation from a volunteer run coffee shop.

Investing in our people
GATESHEAD Health NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating after winning another prestigious national award.

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Pandemic FluIf you have flu-like symptoms and are concerned that you may have swine flu:

  • Please do not go to your GP surgery or to A&E as you may spread the disease.
  • Stay at home and check your symptoms by calling 0800 1 513 513 or go to the National Pandemic Flu Service
  • You should call your GP directly if:
    • you have a serious underlying illness
    • you are pregnant
    • you have a sick child under one year old
    • your condition suddenly gets much worse
    • your condition is still getting worse after seven days (or five days for a child)

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Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently the Dr Foster Medium Sized Trust of the Year and has also been voted the 22nd best health care organisation in the country.

Care Quality Commission mid-year declaration for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Safeguarding Children
IN reposonse to the Safeguarding Children Care Quality Commission review, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust declares itself to be compliant with core standard C2.

Same sex accommodation
PRIVACY AND DIGNITY: Same sex accommodation: your privacy, our responsibility (Department of Health, 2009).

Standards For Better Health Declaration
THE Standards for Better Health Decleration during 2008 and 2009 is now available.

Vision 2030 Consultation
In 2007 we talked to over 5,000 local residents, businesses and agencies about what they would like Gateshead to look like in 2030. Six Big Ideas for Gateshead were agreed.

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