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Northgate NursingCentreCall admissions
Nursing care in Tyne and Wear
Nursing care, admissions within 24 hours
Northgate Nursing Centre cares for 60 people with complex nursing needs, including dementia nursing, end of life care and step down beds for local hospitals, with nurses on every floor day and night.
- Nurses on every floor
- Step down beds
- Assessment within 24 hours
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60
nursing beds
24 hrs
to assessment
- nursing beds
- 60
- to assessment
- 24 hrs
- typical referral to admission
- 48 hrs
- step down beds
- 4
Clinical capabilities
Complex nursing
PEG feeding, catheter care, wound care and diabetes management.
Dementia nursing
A dedicated floor for dementia with nursing needs.
End of life
Syringe driver management and family rooms for overnight stays.
Step down
Short term beds with physiotherapy input after hospital.
Admission in four steps
- 1
Referral
By phone, email or the online referral form.
- 2
Assessment
A nurse assesses within 24 hours.
- 3
Funding
FNC, CHC or self funding, confirmed with you.
- 4
Admission
Often within 48 hours of referral.
For families
A relative needs nursing care
Plain answers on beds, clinical care and NHS funding, today.
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For hospital teams
Discharge referrals
Send the referral. We assess within 24 hours, often the same day.
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Common questions
- Do you accept CHC funded residents?
- Yes, and we work with the local integrated care board on assessments.
- How quickly can someone be admitted?
- Often within 48 hours of the referral, once funding is confirmed.
- Can families stay overnight?
- Yes. We have two family rooms for end of life care.
Tools and guides
CHC and FNC explained →
Who pays for nursing care, and how to apply.
Referral form →
For hospital and community teams.
Weekly fees →
Fees for each type of care, and the NHS contribution.
News and guidance
Funding
NHS funded nursing care: a plain guide
4 September 2026
Our team
Meet our clinical nurse manager
21 August 2026
Need a nursing bed?
The admissions line is answered by the nurse in charge, day and night.
Call us
0191 000 0000
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