Amanda Pritchard quits as NHS England chief executive in shock move Exclusive: Departure follows meetings with Wes Streeting and unusual criticism from two Commons committees The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025
Why Asia matters to Nato as it looks to respond to China’s military expansion Beijing is source of ‘systemic challenges’ but alliance members are divided on how to engage The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023
Diagnostic centres carry out more than three million tests in England The Government will open 19 new centres this year. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
NHS workers are 'very tired and very fatigued' - hospital boss warns many find it hard to see 'light at the end of the tunnel' Sir James Mackey has spoken of the "never ending" pressure health workers feel. Chronicle Live · Dec 5, 2022
Virtual appointments could be key to bringing down hospital waiting times says North East NHS boss A senior NHS figure has spoken of how virtual appointments for patients are one tool being considered to bring down waiting lists Chronicle Live · Aug 9, 2022
NHS backlog of two-year waits shrinks from 22,500 to below 200 NHS England figures show the number of patients who have waited more than two years has shrunk to just 168, excluding more complex cases. The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
Northumbria's NHS charity in Great North Run call - 'get on your running shoes' Could you run the Great North Run in honour of the Bright charity? Chronicle Live · Jun 27, 2022
North East hospital boss named as the 6th most influential person in UK health Sir James Mackey is now seen as one of the NHS's most influential figures according to a prestigious list. Chronicle Live · Jun 22, 2022
MP calls on NHS trust to take over Bedlington cancer centre under threat of closure Ian Lavery MP says he has met with the chief executive of Northumbria NHS Healthcare Trust, urging him to acquire The Rutherford Cancer Centre North East at Bormasund Chronicle Live · Jun 10, 2022
A&E under pressure as North East hospitals back at record levels and hundreds wait hours for a bed Close to 100,000 people in the North East attended A&E last month amid huge strain on the NHS Chronicle Live · Apr 14, 2022
'It's really scary': North East NHS leader concerned by lack of local government 'urgency' around delayed discharges from hospitals Sir James Mackey - who runs the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust and is a senior figure leading the national NHS effort to reduce waiting lists - told a panel last week there is a need for the NHS and local authorities to "pull together" once again. Chronicle Live · Apr 6, 2022
Omicron wave hit 'about 10%' of elective operations at North East NHS Trust in January Top medics at the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust said Omicron affected around 10% of planned operations during January. Chronicle Live · Mar 25, 2022
There’s a smarter way to fix the social care crisis than raising national insurance Northumbria’s NHS trust could be a model for integrating health and social care, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022