North Tyneside General Hospital (commonly referred to as Rake Lane Hospital) is a district general hospital located on Rake Lane in
Preston,
North Shields
North Shields ( ) is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth. The population of North Shields at the 2021–2022 United Kingdom cens ...
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Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The county is ...
. It is managed by
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust which provides hospital and community health services in North Tyneside and hospital, community health and adult social care services in Northumberland.
History
The trust ...
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History
The hospital, which replaced several other local hospitals, was built between 1984 and 1985 and was officially opened by
Princess Alexandra in May 1985. In May 2018 it was announced that the urgent care centre at the hospital would no longer be available but instead the hospital would offer a
GP-led healthcare service.
See also
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List of hospitals in England
The following is a list of hospitals in England. For NHS trusts, see the list of NHS Trusts.
East Midlands
East of England
London North central
East
North west
South east
South west
North East County Durham
Northumberland
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References
External links
Official site
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Hospital buildings completed in 1996
NHS hospitals in England
Hospitals in Tyne and Wear