North Tyneside General Hospital
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
North Tyneside General Hospital
Location in Tyne and Wear
Geography
Location	North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Coordinates	55°01′30″N 1°28′01″W / 55.025°N 1.467°W / 55.025; -1.467
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	District General
Affiliated university	Newcastle University Medical School
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1984
Links
Website	www.northumbria.nhs.uk/our-locations/north-tyneside-general-hospital
Lists	Hospitals in England

North Tyneside General Hospital is a district general hospital located on Rake Lane in North Shields, Tyne and Wear. It is managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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.^[1] 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.^[2]