Neil O'Brien

Dr Neil O'Brien, chief medical officer at North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. Picture by Chapman Brown Photography.

Healthier North East and North Cumbria aim for new plan

Dr Neil O'Brien.

NHS asks the public to plan ahead in relation to the late May bank holiday

NHS ask public to take the time to plan ahead and stay safe during the busy holiday period.

NHS urges public to plan ahead for Easter bank holiday

Dr Neil O'Brien.

Parents urged to book any missed MMR vaccine appointments after measles warning

Dr Neil O'Brien.

NHS in region is urging public to use services wisely during industrial action

Dr Neil O'Brien.

Those eligible encouraged to get both their Covid-19 and flu vaccinations online

Dr Neil O'Brien.

Those most at risk encouraged to get both their Covid-19 and flu vaccinations

Dr Neil O'Brien.

A £3m boost for dental services in the region

Dr Neil O'Brien, medical director for the NHS’s North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. Picture by Chapman Brown Photography.

£35m regional plan to improve health in the most deprived areas

The UK government want to make the nation smoke free by 2030

UK government to offer one million smokers vape starter kits

Dr Neil O’Brien, executive medical director for the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

NHS ask the public to plan ahead

The NHS is asking the public to plan ahead, stay safe and use health services wisely ahead of bank holidays and strike action.

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Patients are being urged not to overburden the system

Appeal not to overstretch services as NHS is at 'extreme levels' in North East

Emergency services at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital and other Northumbria Healthcare hospitals will continue to operate during industrial action.

Advice issued to NHS patients for upcoming strikes by nurses

Dr Neil O'Brien, executive medical director of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

Healthcare services join forces to tackle winter challenges

Fairer parking rules under threat from private firms’ legal challenge

Dr Neil O'Brien.

High demand puts North East health services under pressure

Private parking fines to be capped at £50

The infection rate in Leicester is three times that of the next highest city (Photo: Getty Images)

Here’s why Leicester is in lockdown - and what measures have been imposed in the...

The NHS in the North East, as well as Cumbria, has said it will restart treatments again after it focused its efforts on dealing with the coronavirus crisis. Image copyright of Getty.

NHS restarts treatments put on hold by pandemic as number of cases start to fall