Wansbeck General Hospital
| Wansbeck General Hospital | |
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| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | |
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| 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. 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.
Paediatric services are based at North Tyneside General Hospital.
Coordinates: 55°11′04″N 1°32′45″W / 55.18444°N 1.54583°W
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