'Transformed' Tyneside NHS heart unit clinic 'will make a real difference' for young patients

The transformed Clinic E at the Freeman Hospital's Children's Heart Unit (Image: Chuf / Newcastle Hospitals Charity)

A "transformed" clinic at a Newcastle hospital's famous children's heart unit will "make a real difference" to children and their carers, That's the message from two charities who have helped to refurbish a busy space at the Freeman Hospital.

Clinic E at the Children's Heart Unit has become a "brighter and more calming space" after collaboration between Chuf - the Children's Heart Unit Fund charity - and the Newcastle Hospitals Charity. The clinic has new artwork on the walls and colourful child-friendly features.

There are even interactive screens in the waiting areas and smart TVs in the scanning rooms - to help distract and relax young patients. Hospital staff,