Health Services

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides care and treatment for children aged 0-18 years in hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham as well as services in the community including

• Audio screening
• Children’s Community Nursing
• Healthy Weight Service
• Occupational Therapy
• Health visiting
• Hospital Services
• Paediatrician Service
• Paediatric Dietetic Service
• School Nursing Service
• Speech and Language Therapy

For more information visit northumbria.nhs.uk

Northumbria Dental Service provides specialised NHS dental treatment and oral health promotion services for adults and children in Northumberland and North Tyneside who have been referred by a medical or dental practitioner or other health or social care professional.

For more information visit northumbria.nhs.uk

If you have social care or health needs, the Joint Equipment Loans Service (JELS) can provide equipment to help you to live independently at home.

The equipment  provided can help protect you from accidents, assist you with carrying out day to day tasks, and make it easier for people to care for you. Providing the right equipment can also help you to move back home after being in hospital.

For more information on the equipment and loan services click here.

If you have an illness or injury and need medical help outside of normal working hours there are lots of local services available to you such as pharmacies and out of hours GP services.

For more information on out of hours health services click here.