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Health chiefs are staying tight-lipped on the future of plans for a major expansion of Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary.

Major plans to build a “world class” children’s heart unit at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary have won the backing of city leaders.

HOSPITAL chiefs are set to launch a major bid to build a new wing at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. Plans are in the works for a new development which could house many of the city centre hospital’s specialist healthcare services – including the maternity unit, burns and critical care. According to a report from Newcastle Hospitals chief executive Dame Jackie Daniel, a funding bid is set to be submitted to the Government later this year to pay for the project. She states the new facilities, known as either the ‘New Specialist Hospital’ or ‘Richardson Wing’, will be...

HOSPITAL chiefs are set to launch a major bid to build a new wing at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. It has emerged that plans are in the works for a new development that could house many of the city centre hospital’s specialist healthcare services – including the maternity unit, burns, and critical care. According to a report from Newcastle Hospitals chief executive Dame Jackie Daniel, a funding bid is set to be submitted to the Government later this year to pay for the project. She states that the new facilities, known as either the ‘New Specialist Hospital’ or ‘Ri...