Great North Children's Hospital

The Great North Children's Hospital (GNCH) is a tertiary referral centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The hospital is managed by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a teaching hospital for the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of only 14 such children's hospitals in the United Kingdom.

Great North Childrens Hospital
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location in Newcastle upon Tyne
Location in Tyne and Wear
Geography
LocationNewcastle, NZ244651, England
Coordinates54.981°N 1.620°W / 54.981; -1.620
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityNewcastle University Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds246
Links
Websitehttp://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/index.aspx
ListsHospitals in England

History

The Great North Children's Hospital was opened in 2010, bringing together paediatric services from across Newcastle. The hospital has strong links with University of Newcastle upon Tyne which had the first academic unit of child health in England.[1]

Bubble Unit

The Great North Children's Hospital is one of two units in the UK which perform bone marrow transplants for children who were born with severe immune deficiencies. The Unit was established in 1987 and treats patients from the north of England, Scotland, Midlands, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well as other European and middle eastern countries.[2] Approximately 40 transplants are carried out each year.[3]

The Great North Children's Hospital is one of 10 paediatric kidney transplant centres in the UK. It also provides the UK service for atypical Hemolytic-uremic syndrome ('HUS').[4]

References
  1. "About - Great North Children's Hospital - Newcastle University". Ncl.ac.uk. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Learn | Bubble Foundation UK". Bubblefoundation.org.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "Paediatric Immunology, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Infectious Diseases". Newcastle Hospitals. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "The Renal Association". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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