North Tyneside General Hospital is part of Northumbria NHS Trust. It is closely associated with Wansbeck General Hospital

Wansbeck General Hospital

Wansbeck General Hospital is a district general hospital based in Ashington, Northumberland. It is one of two "low energy" built hospitals in the United Kingdom, and is the most northerly General hospital in England. Wansbeck General Hospital is part of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, the two...

 in Ashington

Ashington

Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England with a population of around 27,000 people; it was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is located some north of Newcastle upon Tyne off the A189. The south of the town is bordered by the River Wansbeck...

. It is the main hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

 serving the North Tyneside

North Tyneside

The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....

 area. It is located on Rake Lane, near New York

New York, Tyne and Wear

New York is small village situated in Tyne and Wear in the North East of England and is part of the urban conurbation of North Tyneside. North Tyneside includes the nearby towns of North Shields, Whitley Bay and Wallsend....

 in North Shields

North Shields

North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England...

, England

England

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.

History

It was built between 1984 and 1996 with gradual extensions, and replaced several other hospitals such as Tynemouth Infirmary and Preston Hospital. It is affectionately known as Rake Lane Hospital
It serves a population of about 250,000 in North Tyneside and Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

.

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
  NHS Direct
  NHS Direct is the health advice and information service provided by the National Health Service for residents and visitors in England, with advice offered 24 hours a day, every day of the year through telephone contact on the national 0845 46 47 number, web based symptom checkers at and via...
  
   or G.P. surgeries only).
• General Medicine.
• General Surgery.
• Orthopaedic Surgery.
• Care of the Elderly.
• Maternity.
• Psychiatry.
• Gynaecology.
• Oncology.
• Paediatrics.
• 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

Royal Victoria Hospital

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 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

. Patients requiring neuro-surgical care are usually referred to Newcastle General Hospital

Newcastle General Hospital

Newcastle General Hospital was for many years the main hospital for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and is managed by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...

. Patients requiring Urology and ENT specialities are generally referred to the Freeman Hospital

Freeman Hospital

The Freeman Hospital is an 800-bed tertiary referral centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.The hospital is managed by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a teaching hospital for the University of Newcastle upon Tyne...

in Newcastle.