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Regional Medical Physics Department

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Welcome

The Regional Medical Physics Department is part of the UK's National Health Service and provides a wide range of clinical, scientific, technical and community services throughout northern England to a population of over three million people. The Department, which is a Clinical Directorate of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, provides a first class medical physics service that adds value to health care through regional integration and innovation.

• Staffing
• Objectives
• Contact information

Staffing

The Regional Medical Physics Department is the largest such department in the UK and comprises around 300 scientific, technical and support staff based at 13 acute hospitals across northern England, dedicated to serving patients, their Consultants, General Practitioners and the community. The integrated Regional organisation and management within the Department ensure that our services are available cost effectively and are mutually supportive region wide.

The Department's services are provided through strategically located Units in Carlisle, Durham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne (three sites including our HQ) and Sunderland. Additional Units provide patient services locally and also act as the interface to the expertise of the whole Department. They are located in Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, South Shields, Stockton and Whitehaven.

Objectives

Our objectives are:

• To ensure high quality scientific and technical expertise is available where and when it is needed for the care of patients across northern England.
• To support and enhance the role of medical and other staff in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disease and disability through the provision of medical physics and clinical engineering services in hospitals and in the community
• The development of new equipment and techniques through clinical oriented research.

Contact Information

For details of the geographical areas covered click the 'Find Us' link at the left hand side of any page. General enquiries about the Department should be directed to:

Regional Medical Physics Department
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN

Tel: +44 (0)191-233-6161

Dr Chris Callicott
Acting Head of Department & Clinical Director

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