North Tyneside General Hospital
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| Org/Group = Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
| Image = North_Tyneside_General_Hospital.jpg
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| Location = [[North Shields]]
| Region = Tyne and Wear
| State = England
| Country = UK
| HealthCare = NHS
| Type = District General
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| Emergency = Yes
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| Founded = 1984
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| Website = http://www.northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk/ntgh
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'''North Tyneside General Hospital''' is part of Northumbria NHS Trust. It is closely associated with [[Wansbeck General Hospital]] in [[Ashington]]. It is the main [[hospital]] serving the [[North Tyneside]] area. It is located on Rake Lane, near [[New York, Tyne and Wear|New York]] in [[North Shields]].
==History==
It was built between 1984 and 1996 with gradual extensions, and replaced several other hospitals such as [[Tynemouth Infirmary]] and [[Preston Hospital]].
It serves a population of about 250,000 in North Tyneside and [[Northumberland]].
==Current services==
Services on this site include:
*Accident and Emergency Department (open 24 hours a day).
*Northern Doctors after hours G.P. service (not a walk in clinic. Referrals through '''[[NHS Direct]]''' or G.P. surgeries only).
*General Medicine.
*General Surgery.
*Orthopaedic Surgery.
*Care of the Elderly.
*Maternity.
*Psychiatry.
*Gynaecology.
*Oncology.
*Paedriatrics.
*Intensive Care Unit.
*Coronary Care Unit.
*High Dependency Unit.
Patients requiring Maxillo-facial Surgery, Burn and Plastic specialist are generally referred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. Patients requiring neuro-surgical care are usually referred to Newcastle general Hospital. Patients requiring Urology and ENT specialities are generally referred to the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.
The hospital telephone number (from inside the [[United Kingdom]]) is '''0191 2596660.'''
[[Category:NHS hospitals]]
[[Category:Health in Tyne and Wear]]
[[Category:Hospitals in England]]
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