SANCTUARY READY — UK / GATESHEAD ESSENTIAL CONTACTS
Reviewed 6 September 2026

EMERGENCY
999 / 112 — immediate danger or life-threatening emergency
NHS 111 — urgent health advice when appropriate
101 — police non-emergency
105 — power cut / electricity emergency number for England, Scotland and Wales

FLOODING
Floodline — 0345 988 1188
Textphone — 0345 602 6340

GATESHEAD HEALTH
Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E reception — 0191 445 6145
Gateshead Health switchboard — 0191 482 0000
A&E is for serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies.

GATESHEAD COUNCIL
Emergency Duty Team (out-of-hours social-care emergencies involving vulnerable children or adults) — 0191 477 0844

WATER
Northumbrian Water emergency leakline when a leak stops water supply — 0800 393 084

OFFICIAL INFORMATION SOURCES
UK preparedness — https://prepare.campaign.gov.uk/
GOV.UK — https://www.gov.uk/
Met Office warnings — https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
Flood information — https://www.gov.uk/check-flooding
Gateshead Council — https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/
Gateshead Health — https://www.gatesheadhealth.nhs.uk/
Northumbrian Water — https://www.nwl.co.uk/
Power cuts — https://www.powercut105.com/

RADIATION EMERGENCY
Official UK guidance: GO IN, STAY IN, TUNE IN.
Do not self-evacuate or take stable iodine unless authorities advise it for your location.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiation-emergencies-information-for-the-public/what-to-do-in-a-radiation-emergency

NOTES
Contacts and services can change. Sanctuary should review this file before each offline-pack release.
Sanctuary is not an emergency service.