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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is based in Sheriff Hill, Gateshead and is fully equipped over 20 wards and a fully functioning accident and emergency unit. The hospital is part of the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust or QE Gateshead.

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North East NHS midwife says vital whooping cough and flu vaccines are 'completely safe' and answers common questions
Gateshead
Debbie Corbett reassured new mums about the safe and effective whooping cough vaccine - and why you should get it during pregnancy
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New MRI scanner to speed up patient care at Gateshead's Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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A new MRI scanner will be operational seven days a week in Gateshead, reducing patient waits and boosting care
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Gateshead hospital trust taking urgent action after rats and maggots found - but bosses say no risk to patients
Gateshead
Bosses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead confirmed they had been dealing with rats and maggots
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Region's NHS needs to make huge cuts to avoid financial deficit hitting £1bn in the next 'three to four years', says health boss
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Samantha Allen said drastic action was need - including £500m of "savings and efficiencies" across the North's NHS organisations
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Gateshead road closed after car overturned and one person taken to hospital
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Emergency services were called out to Swalwell Bank on Monday morning
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Motorbike rider taken to hospital with serious injuries after collision in Gateshead
Gateshead
The collision, between a car and a motorbike, occurred at the junction of Whitehill Way and Dykes Way
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See how NHS waiting times, A&E delays and ambulance times compare in your area
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Use our interactive gadget to compare how A&E performs in your area
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NHS waiting lists in Newcastle fall below 100,000 for first time since August 2022
Newcastle upon Tyne
The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust is making progress reducing the number of people waiting for planned care
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County Durham mum's plea to pregnant women after three-week-old baby rushed to intensive care
Chester-le-Street
Molly Pickering wants pregnant women to remember to get the whooping cough vaccine - and prevent their babies falling ill like her little Rosie.
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A&Es in the North East likely to miss key target for waiting times - but health bosses say it's 'perilously close'
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NHS emergency departments in the North East and North Cumbria are likely - overall - to miss a key waiting time target, though one hospital trust remains among the UK's best performers
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Woman with ovarian cancer saw stomach swell up so much even doctors thought she was pregnant
Durham City Centre
Emma Colledge was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 23
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Gateshead son, 18, raises thousands for mum after she's told she has 36 months to live
Gateshead
Shelley Young was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer after suffering from headaches
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County Durham mum paid thousands by NHS after mesh implant left her in 'horrendous pain'
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A County Durham woman was left with debilitating life-long health issues after having a vaginal mesh implant fitted
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Gateshead hospital boss hopes highly-rated services will 'make the case' for new maternity unit
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Health bosses want to replace the 80-year-old maternity unit at Gateshead's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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International Women's Day: Gateshead health boss' push to be 'centre for excellence' in women's health
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Trudie Davies said transforming women's health in the Gateshead by creating "one-stop-shops" would improve the health of the community
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Newcastle Hospitals staff issue damning verdict in annual NHS survey
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Hospital staff around the country completed the annual NHS staff survey, and the results in Newcastle echo the problems un-earthed by the Care Quality Commission
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Forensic investigation continues after man found unconscious in Felling as three people released on bail
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The man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Gateshead, where he remains in a critical condition
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Houghton-le-Spring leap year twins excited to celebrate their third proper birthday - even though they're 12
Houghton-le-Spring
Twins Emilie and Sophie King are turning 12, but they've only had three proper birthdays
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Gateshead family thank 'unsung heroes' for giving loving gran her final wish
Gateshead
The Gateshead Hospice at Home team is supporting Val Carruthers to die at home
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Four Northern hospital trusts in 'early stages' of forming 'Great North Health Alliance'
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Four NHS trusts in the region are looking to work closely together as the Great North Health Alliance
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Almost third of people in the North East have spent six hours or more in A&E in the last six months
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A new survey shows the scale of NHS waits experienced by people across the UK - and in the North East
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Gateshead hospital team praised as 'more and more' parents choose to have their baby there
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After the maternity unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead was rated as the fifth best in the country by families, the team there are "over the moon" but not resting on their laurels
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Maternity units in Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland 'among best in the country' say new parents
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Three North East NHS Trusts are among the eight highest-rated by new parents when it comes to maternity services
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Danger driver jumped out of moving car during police chase in Gateshead
Newcastle Crown Court
Callum Ridley, of Shiney Row, drove a BMW to take his sister to hospital then sparked a police chase when he thought he was about to be arrested
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