As the surgeon reached the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, he mounted the pavement and crashed into the barriers and was discovered slumped drunk at the wheel. He was later arrested.

When the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’, the Freeman heart unit came in for particular ...

An NHS banner at the Newcastle Freeman Hospital was defaced Vandals who have been spray-painting signs with swastikas in Newcastle have been called disgusting by a councillor. Further Nazi-related ...

Tyne and Wear Fire Service delivers Christmas presents to children at Newcastle hospitals Christmas On Friday, 20 TWFRS representatives brought some Christmas cheer to The Great North Children’s ...

Kate E Gibson told bosses at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital a medical condition ... A spokesperson for the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "The trust considered the issues ...

A top surgeon was more than five times over the legal drink-drive limit when he crashed a car into barriers at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital. Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Paulo Torres ...

Former England lioness and Sunderland star Jill Scott has spread festive cheer to some of the region's poorly children, visiting patients and their families at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital for ...

Former heart patient Calli Tully, 27, has been committed to helping others undergoing hospital treatment since having surgery at just 17. The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had ...