Walkergate Hospital

Name :

Walkergate Hospital

Address  :

Benfield Road

Town  :

Newcastle Upon Tyne

State  :

Tyne and Wear

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

NE6 4QD

Phone  :

0191 233 6161

Web URL  :


Description

Newcastles population is ageing and steadily growing with advancements in treatments in medical care and it is estimated that in 20 years time one in five people in Newcastle will be over 65

Older people themselves are changing and their experiences and aspirations are different wanting greater independence choice and control over their care and well being and to be treated as true individuals with dignity and respect
Heart shrinking trial aimed at combating heart failure to begin

The technique involves electrically stimulating nerves leading up to the heart with the hope it will reduce and size and improve life expectancy It has already been trialled on rats and dogs who were found to have been kept alive longer The first patient will be operated on next week by surgeons at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and The Royal... Read More

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Limb Saving Treatment Times Two Good Samaritan Hospital patients now have alternatives to the treatment of a painful condition known as peripheral vascular disease PVD This condition refers to the diseases of the blood vessels outside of the heart This involves the narrowing of the vessels that carry blood into the legs arms stomach kidneys and br... Read More