Coming into hospital advice
Please contact your clinical team prior to coming to hospital if you or anyone in your household have
- A new cough or flu like symptoms.
- Had diarrhoea and / or vomiting within the last two days.
Please clean your hands with the gel or wash your hands on arrival. If you have respiratory symptoms, you may be asked to wear a mask.
Main outpatients
The Freeman Hospital main outpatient department runs a number of clinics, for example:
- General medicine
- General surgery
- Cardiology / thoracic medicine
- Urology
The Freeman Hospital outpatient department is divided into a number of clinic areas from A-F.
When you arrive in the department, register at the reception desk under your consultant’s name. The staff will let you know which clinic area to report to.
Other clinics
We run other outpatient clinics at the Freeman Hospital:
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinics
- ECG clinics
- Lithotrispy (Newcastle Stone Centre)
- Musculoskeletal clinics
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care clinics
- Pre-assessment clinics
- Rehabilitation
- Renal clinics
- Transplant clinics
How to find us
The Freeman Hospital is located in High Heaton.
Staff you are likely to meet
The clinical team in the outpatient departments include consultants and their team of doctors, nurses and other support staff.
Please note that as we are a teaching hospital there may be students attending the clinic.
Things you need to know
- Please speak to your GP if you require transport to your outpatient appointment.
- Car parking including disabled parking is available. For more details, see our car parking pages.
- There is a WRVS refreshment bar available in the main outpatient department during most clinic times which serves hot and cold drinks and snacks.
- There is a also a shop in the main foyer of the Freeman Hospital and a restaurant on the level below.
Contact us
If you need to rearrange an appointment for any of these clinics please contact the Appointment Booking Centre on 0191 282 4444
