North Tyneside General Hospital

Name :

North Tyneside General Hospital

Address  :

Rake Lane

Town  :

North Shields

State  :

Tyne and Wear

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

NE29 8NH

Phone  :

0844 811 8111

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Orthopedics
  • Psychiatrist

Description

The hospital is situated on the A191 approximately 8 miles east of Newcastle and is the largest of the Trusts three general hospitals Over the past year 200708 the hospital has seen over 63000 people coming through its Accident and Emergency department has held almost 133000 outpatient appointments and admitted over 45000 patients
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