Visitors have been barred from nine wards at North Tyneside General Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital. Share. by Kathryn Riddell; 12:10, 13 Jan 2018 Updated 13:26, 13 Jan 2018; See news near you.

Wansbeck General Hospital's A&E now boasts a new, rapid assessment and treatment unit (RATU) with 12 bays. The busy unit deals with around 200 patients a day with a range of symptoms including ...