We have a strong and proud history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally.
As well as being a major specialist hospital providing care to patients across the region and nationally, we are also the local district general hospital and provider of many community services in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
We take our responsibilities towards our local population very seriously. As the largest employer in the city with a budget of around £1.8bn, we want to play our role in the economy as well as the physical health of our residents.
We are proud to nurture a culture of compassionate, innovative and pioneering care and we are committed to providing high-quality services that focus on safety, experience, and outcomes.
This is supported by a strong clinical research programme and extensive clinical teaching and professional development opportunities. We play an important role in training and developing the NHS workforce of the future and we aim to be a fair and compassionate employer.
Together with our neighbouring trusts – Northumbria, Gateshead and North Cumbria – we are committed to working more closely together as part of the Great North Healthcare Alliance. Our aim is to improve patient experience and tackle the challenges which the NHS faces.
Our hospitals and services
Great North Children’s Hospital
One of only 14 major children’s medical centres in the UK, The Great North Children’s Hospital provides treatment for children across the whole of the North of England.
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
The Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) is in the centre of Newcastle and provides a wide range of general and specialist services to patients from the North east and beyond.
Freeman Hospital
The Freeman Hospital is a specialist referral centre for patients who come to us from Newcastle, the north east and nationally.
