Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

General Health Services

We are Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, better known as QE Gateshead. Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre...

Audiology

Eye Care & Hearing Impairment

QE Gateshead’s Audiology Department is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.We provide services for adults and children with hearing impairments at community clinics at Bensham Hospital and Blaydon Primary Care Centre. These services include hearing...

Children’s Cycloplegic Refraction Service

Eye Care & Hearing Impairment

Primary Eyecare provides NHS funded eyecare services across large parts of England. The services are available from the majority of local opticians, from the smallest independent practice to the largest national chains. Cycloplegic refraction is a procedure used to...

Northern sign

Specialist Health Services

Northern Sign was established in 1996 as a result of the need for independent British Sign Language/English interpreting services in the North East of England. We specialise in providing professional, efficient and effective BSL/English interpreting services to local...

Mental Health Act

Mental Health

MENTAL HEALTH ACTIn most cases when people are treated in hospital or another mental health facility, they have agreed or volunteered to be there. You may be referred to as a voluntary patient. But there are cases when a person can be detained, also known as...