Gateshead

American  

[geyts-hed] / ˈgeɪtsˌhɛd /

noun

1. a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in NE England: seaport on the Tyne River opposite Newcastle.

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Gateshead British  

/ ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd /

noun

1. a port in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: engineering works, cultural centre. Pop: 78 403 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 191 000 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Gerry and Sewell tells the story of two men from Gateshead with no money, who make it their mission to get their hands on Newcastle United season tickets.

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At Gateshead's Queen Elizabeth Hospital social workers and nurses are working side-by-side in the discharge liaison hub, which has been fully up and running for two years.

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Her area has adopted a similar approach to Gateshead and she says that led to a five-fold drop in delayed discharges in the year after it was introduced.

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"It's terrible when you see patients go downhill in hospital when you know they would be better off somewhere else," says Laura Hichens, a nurse who leads the "discharge liaison" team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead.

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In Gateshead, where she is also public health director, planning permission has not been granted to a new hot food takeaway since 2015.

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