The RVI has been providing healthcare to communities in Newcastle and the North East for over 250 years. Providing services which are among the safest and most advanced in the country. Modern healthcare services range from emergency medicine, from our pioneering burns unit to our innovative dermatology unit, the sole provider in the region of the leading edge Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer.

Several of the departments at the RVI are officially designated regional centres of expertise. Some enjoy international reputations, with patients coming from all over the UK and abroad.

The Great North Children’s Hospital is a regional hospital for many specialised services within paediatrics. Covering a wide geographical area; north to the Scottish Borders, west to Cumbria and south to North Yorkshire. It also serves the national and international community as a centre of excellence.

With world class staff GNCH offers an unparalleled breadth of expertise in child healthcare within a meticulously designed nurturing environment where children and their parents can feel more at ease, however long the stay.

Services at the Freeman Hospital range from hip and knee replacements and digital hearing aids, to the latest developments in treating complex liver, pancreatic, kidney and heart related diseases, as well as the treatment of all types of cancer.

In 2011 the UK’s first Institute of Transplantation was completed at the Freeman Hospital to provide the very best transplantation outcomes for patients. The Hospital has an international reputation for pioneering expertise in transplant surgery and carried out the UK’s first successful baby heart transplant in 1987, as well both the first single and double lung transplants in Europe.

Facilities include: The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, The Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre, The North East’s Regional Urology Centre, Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, and The Children’s heart unit.

Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital has been providing outstanding private healthcare to people in the North East for over 40 years. Their specialist consultants are leading experts in their medical field. You can choose your own consultant who will guide you through your treatment journey, overseeing your complete recovery. Their nearby gym in Gosforth is also a great place to help you on your onwards journey to good health, with personal trainers and physiotherapists to support you.

Areas of specialty include cosmetic surgery, orthopaedics, male / female health, ophthalmology and weight loss surgery. They also provide a wide range of outpatient services and diagnostic scans. Likewise, they use their expertise to support the NHS and help people to prevent illness and injury, working in collaboration with all parts of the health service.

Newcastle’s Dental Hospital is the major centre of specialist dental services for the northern region. They treat both adults and children who are referred to them for expert dental care and advice. Their specialist services include the following: Restorative dentistry, Orthodontics, Sedation, Paediatric dentistry, Dental and maxillofacial radiology, Oral and maxillofacial surgery and Oral medicine.

They are also one of the leading teaching hospitals in the UK, with pioneering research projects, and train a large number of dental specialists and dental students. 

Newcastle medical school has been delivering excellence in medical education since 1834. The medical programmes at Newcastle are modern, diverse, inclusive, innovative and have an integrated approach to teaching medicine.

Newcastle Medical School consistently ranks as one of the top medical schools in the UK due to high levels of teaching and research; it is ranked in the top 10 UK medical schools by the Complete University Guide (8th), the Guardian (6th) and the Sunday Times (7th). It is the first institution in the UK to be given permission to pursue stem-cell research. The BMC Medicine journal reported medical graduates from Oxford, Cambridge and Newcastle performed better in postgraduate tests than any other medical school in the UK.

Newcastle Fertility Centre was established in 1991 has since developed and expanded and gained the prestigious status it holds today. The Centre moved from the RVI site in 1999 to the Bioscience Centre in the International Centre for Life. The Centre is also closely associated with the leading UK Medical School at Newcastle University and has active research and teaching programmes.

The Newcastle Fertility Centre primarily provides help and support for couples who have problems related to fertility. A range of services is available at the Newcastle Fertility Centre including assessments, treatments and patient counselling.