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Hospital bosses call for 'urgent resolution ' to next week's junior doctor strikes which will put 'huge strain' on the NHS

Dame Jackie Daniel - who runs the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust - has joined colleagues from around England's biggest hospitals to urge a speedy resolution to junior doctor strike action

Chronicle Live · Apr 3, 2023

Fears over next junior doctors' strikes which 'could be a different kettle of fish' warn hospital bosses

NHS bosses worry about the appetite of senior staff to cover shifts during the next junior doctors' strikes taking place in the Easter holidays.

Chronicle Live · Mar 28, 2023

North East NHS prepares for junior doctors strike: Bosses have 'contingency plans in place' while medics say they're 'fed up and frustrated'

Monday will see the beginning of three days of strike action from junior doctors around England.

Chronicle Live · Mar 13, 2023

Newcastle NHS hospitals hit by needle and syringe supply issues due to 'global shortages and Brexit'

Global supply chain issues and "the impact of Brexit" are making it harder for NHS hospitals to get hold of key medical items like needles and syringes

Chronicle Live · Nov 15, 2022

Hospital top dog set for retirement: Newcastle Hospitals staff welfare hound Poppy to 'put her paws up' as she turns 10

Poppy Jingles has brought joy and relief to NHS staff in Newcastle for five years.

Chronicle Live · Nov 11, 2022

Almost 10,000 have NHS cataract procedures at Newcastle's Westgate clinic in just over a year

Thousands of people have had cataract ops in Newcastle over the past year.

Chronicle Live · Aug 24, 2022

Hospitals have 'responsibility to act' to help tackle the North East's shocking child poverty says NHS boss

Shocking child poverty figures have left the North East reeling

Chronicle Live · Jul 26, 2022

Newcastle NHS hero 'wor Jackie' wins lifetime achievement award after 47 years dedicated to our hospitals

Jackie Thompson has retired on a high after 47 years at Newcastle's hospitals.

Chronicle Live · Jul 8, 2022

Newcastle hospitals were 'busiest in the country' in January amid drive to cut huge waiting lists

More patients went through the Freeman and the RVI in January than any other NHS trust in the country.

Chronicle Live · Apr 5, 2022

Tyneside medics reflect on 'sobering' Ockenden report into tragic maternity deaths

Medics in charge of midwifery at three of the region's hospital trusts have reflected on lessons which can be learned from the Ockenden Report into avoidable deaths of babies and some mums in the Midlands.

Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2022