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Media enquiries

The Communications Office is the first point of contact for all media enquiries between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday:

Elizabeth Kay
Head of Communications and Reputation Management
elizabeth.kay@ncuh.nhs.uk
01228 814344
07920 451055

Natalie Rutherford
Communications Officer
natalie.rutherford@ncuh.nhs.uk
01228 814344
07768 031932

Rhia Whytock
Communications Officer
rhia.whytock@ncuh.nhs.uk
01228 814344
07825 974114

For out-of-hours media enquiries, please call our switchboards and ask for the on-call manager.

Condition checks – Requests for patient condition checks should be made through the communications office (or on-call manager out-of-hours) and will only be carried out if the patient’s full name and date of birth are given. No information will be given out without the patient’s permission.

Permission to film or take photographs – If you would like to film or take photographs at our hospitals you must obtain permission from the Trust's communications team. Anyone who is found filming or taking photographs at our hospitals without permission will be asked to leave immediately, and footage and photographs may be confiscated.