Northumbria Healthcare leading way in Europe on remote heart technology

The team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are leading the way in Europe on remote heart technology!

They’re using the latest technology from Biotronik, allowing them to change the way they use cardiac equipment, enhancing patient care.

Dr Iain Matthews, Northumbria Healthcare’s head of cardiology, explains more about the new technology and the benefits it brings to patients

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Prof Stephen Bourke on the importance of respiratory support units when managing COVID-19

Hear from Professor Stephen Bourke, consultant in respiratory medicine and honorary professor at Newcastle University, on how the innovative respiratory support unit (RSU) at The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington has been a huge part of the local response to COVID-19

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'There are no more surgeons'

Dr Richard Cree, an intensive care consultant at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, has penned a pandemic diary offering an insight of what life is like for those working on the frontline throughout COVID-19

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