Common Topics

The Great North Children’s Hospital (GNCH), part of Newcastle Hospitals, is one of nine hospitals taking part in the pioneering Natasha clinical trial.

28 children and young people with milk or peanut allergies are currently taking part in the £2.5m trial, funded by The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation.

It is essential your child’s tracheostomy tube remains in place and clear of secretions or any blockages at all times. We know emergency situations can happen, which you will be trained to manage before leaving hospital for the first time. These can be frightening, but your medical and nursing teams will make sure you have had many chances to practice and are confident in managing them safely until an ambulance arrives, if needed.

Epilepsy is a condition that affects the brain and causes seizures. Electrical activity is happening in our brains all the time, as networks of tiny brain cells send messages to each other.
These messages control all our thoughts, movements, senses, and body functions. A seizure happens when there is a sudden, intense burst of electrical activity, or misfire, in the brain. This causes the messages between cells to get mixed up. The result is an epileptic seizure. These things have lots of names like fits, seizures, funny turns, and attacks.

Epilepsy is a condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures.

Early in October 24, the CHWN worked with the NENC Operational Delivery Network to invite Doctors, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals and other professionals in PICU, ED, inpatient and community settings to engage in a learning session to cover the following topics.