A major new development to cut the strain on a Newcastle hospital’s emergency department ... next to the A&E at the Royal Victoria Infirmary were approved by Newcastle City Council’s planning ...

Founded as Newcastle Infirmary in 1751, the RVI has links with Newcastle University as a major teaching hospital. It is the sole North East provider of Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer.

A major new development to cut the strain on a Newcastle hospital’s emergency department has won the backing of city decision-makers. Plans to build a new urgent treatment centre (UTC) next to the A&E ...