Northumberland MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan highlights recent NHS statistics for county

Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP has visited the new Berwick Infirmary construction site.

The MP for the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency has welcomed the statistic that at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, there were 36 more full-time equivalent doctors and 106 more nurses in September 2023 than there were in September 2022.

In the constituency, there were 68 more full-time-equivalent direct patient care staff working in general practice in September 2023 than there were in September 2019.

In addition, she has been keeping an eye on Berwick's new £35million hospital project – this has included a site visit.

Ms Trevelyan said: “North Northumberland’s NHS check-up is out and it shows we’re in great health.

“An extra 155 GPs, 106 nurses, 36 hospital doctors and two million more GP appointments per year across our regional NHS.

“We also have the steel frame now complete on our new £35million Berwick Infirmary – the plan is working.”