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New Urgent Treatment Centre proposed at Newcastle’s RVI Hospital
National World - LocalTV
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31/03/2025
The proposal involves building a new urgent treatment centrenext to the A&E, providing a dedicated space for patients with urgent, non-life-threatening health issues.
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The proposal involves building a new Urgent Treatment Centre next to the A&E, providing
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a dedicated space for patients with urgent, non-life-threatening health issues. This facility
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is set to open 24-7 by the end of 2025, with preliminary works already underway.
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The new Urgent Treatment Centre aims to ease the burden of the Emergency Department, allowing
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it to focus on life-threatening cases. The decision follows the closure of the Westgate
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Road Walking Centre, while the remaining Urgent Treatment Centres at Ponteel and Road in Cowgate
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and Wallenew Street in Byker will continue to operate as usual.
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Rob Harrison, Acting Chief Executive of Newcastle Hospitals, expressed his delight at the approval,
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highlighting that the centre will offer modern, purpose-built care to patients needing immediate
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attention.
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The Minor Injuries Unit at the RVI will remain operational until the UTC opens, at which
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point its services will be transferred to the new centre.
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However, concerns were raised by local councillors about potential traffic congestion around
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the hospital, particularly on Richardson Road and Queen Victoria Road, as no additional
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parking is being provided.
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The issue of traffic congestion around Newcastle, particularly near the RVI, has been a long-standing
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concern with the city's growing population and an increase in demand for healthcare services.
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Traffic congestion is becoming more prevalent, especially in the areas surrounding key public
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and commercial facilities.
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The RVI, located close to the city centre, is one of Newcastle's busiest hospitals,
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and the surrounding roads have been long prone to congestion due to their proximity to the
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A1, major shopping areas and other services.
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With no extra car parking being provided for the new UTC, patients and visitors will have
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to rely on existing parking spaces in and around the RVI site.
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This could lead to further strain on these already limited and often overcrowded parking
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facilities, especially as the new facility operates 24-7.
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I spoke with locals to find out their thoughts on traffic in and around Newcastle and their
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thoughts on the new Urgent Treatment Centre.
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So, I actually work within the Freeman's Hospital, a little bit outside of Newcastle, and there
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definitely is that issue of, so Freeman's Hospital is the only specialised hospital
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in the whole north-east for certain issues, and people find parking extremely difficult,
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especially on the clinic days.
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The traffic's a nightmare, obviously.
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You've got all the works on the Titan Bridge, which is making things especially tough at
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the minute, and the flyover's obviously closed and everything, so it's a little bit out of
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the hands.
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I have been there before, but obviously parking for any hospital you need to not put any more
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in is surprising, to be fair, it's the first I've heard of it, but, you know, my partner
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works in the NHS and she's always banging on about this, so...
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