Get involved

There are many ways that you can get involved and support our services.

If you want to share your views, please visit our feedback section.

Volunteer

We are really grateful to the many individuals and organisations who support what we do and currently have more than 700 volunteers providing a commitment of time to help in our hospitals and in the community.

You can find out more about our volunteer roles, and how they enhance and support patients’ experiences, here or get in touch via email at nuth.volunteers@nhs.net

Become a member or governor

Our governors act as guardians of the organisation by engaging with Trust members, patients and the public, providing a link to represent the wider public interest.

To find out more about becoming a governor, see our FAQs

You can also email our governors or call our corporate services office on freephone 0800 0150136

Advising on the Patient Experience (APEX) Group

We recognise that some of the best ideas come from our patients, carers and local communities – after all, you are in an ideal position to tell us about and help us improve the quality of our services.

APEX is a group of patient representatives who work in collaboration with Newcastle Hospitals staff, contributing views, offering feedback and getting actively involved with project work to provide a patient perspective. Members often act as a critical friend and get actively involved to offer support with large scale transformation of services and new developments as opportunities arise.

We would welcome new members from all backgrounds, all you need is an interest in improving the patient experience.

For further information, please contact the patient experience team on: 0191 2231382 or nuth.patient.relations@nhs.net

Young Persons Advisory Group North East (YPAGne)

YPAGne is a group of young people aged between 11 and 18 who meet monthly to discuss paediatric research with a professional research team and work collaboratively on different projects.

It is an excellent way to make new friends, learn new skills, explore new activities and most importantly help shape the future of health care.

We know that involving young people in the development of research studies leads to better research for young people – we value your views and opinions and want to incorporate them into our work.

Your views and opinions will help influence research that is carried out within our local hospital and other services both regionally and nationally.

If you are interested in joining or want to find out more visit their website:

Visit the YPAGNE website