Wansbeck General Hospital
| Wansbeck General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | District General |
| Affiliated university | Newcastle University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 384 |
| History | |
| Founded | June 1993 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.northumbria.nhs.uk Northumbria Healthcare |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
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.[1] is part of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the two other acute hospitals in the trust being in North Tyneside and Hexham. The hospital's Accident and Emergency Department is now a 24-hour walk-in centre, following the opening of the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington.
Most general and acute services are provided within the trust; specialist referrals are mainly made to the Newcastle Hospitals (Royal Victoria Infirmary, Freeman Hospital and Newcastle General Hospital, as well as some to Gateshead and Middlesbrough.
Wards
- Acute medicine:
- 24-hour Walk-in Centre
- Rapid Access Therapy Unit (RATU)
- Medical Admissions Unit
- General Medicine
- Respiratory Medicine and Haematology (Ward 2)
- Cardiology and Coronary Care Unit (Ward 1)
- Elderly Medicine (Wards 4 and 5)
- Stroke Unit (Ward 9)
- Surgery
- General Surgery (Ward 4)
- Orthopaedic Trauma (Ward 6)
- Elective Orthopaedics (Ward 7)
- Day Surgery Unit (Ward 15)
- Female General Surgery (shared with O&G) (Ward 16)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Delivery Suite (consultant-led unit)
- Special Care baby Unit
- Pregnancy Assessment Unit
- Gynaecology (Ward 16)
- Maternity (Ward 10)
- Critical Care
- Intensive Therapy Unit
- High Dependency Unit
Paediatric services are based at North Tyneside General Hospital.
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/our-locations/wansbeck-general-hospital Wansbeck General Hospital
Coordinates: 55°11′04″N 1°32′45″W / 55.18444°N 1.54583°W