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NHS staff can claim free coffee from Starbucks for one day only

Problem of discarded inhalers (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: ​Inhaler disposal causes environmental blight

No matter how negative a situation is, help is at hand.

NHS trust launches annual winter campaign

Coun Veronica Jones.

More locations for age group to access free NHS Health Checks

Professor Karol Sikora is an expert in oncology and the former medical director of Rutherford Health. (Photo by Karol Sikora)

Response to petition for cancer centre to reopen

Peter Beardsley with delegates at the conference, including Cancern's Maggie Bailey, left. (Photo by Steve Brock)

Cancer conference could become annual event

A newborn baby in the maternity ward at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on May 22, 2020 in Frimley, United Kingdom. (Stock Image. Credit: Steve Parsons - Pool/Getty Images)

Bereaved families call for inquiry into NHS maternity services

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

490 people went to A&E in Northumberland due to a dental issue last year. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Dentist access issues cause A&E admissions, Labour says

The researchers analysed data from 365 hospitals (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

167,000 people caught Covid in hospital during England's second wave

Dr Neil O'Brien.

Those eligible encouraged to get both their Covid-19 and flu vaccinations online
Groups of people in the North East and North Cumbria are being asked to book their flu and Covid-19 vaccinations online if they can.

Chris Cole, Cathy Jacob and Ann Brown on the bench.

Bench and picnic table installed in hospital grounds

Teddi playing with toys during her assessment at the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine at Saint Mary’s Hospital with Rebekah Hutton, Metabolic Specialist Nurse.

Girl who received NHS life-saving gene therapy making 'remarkable' progress

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

Everyturn’s existing mental health crisis services in the North East have seen a 42% increase in referrals in the last year. (Photo by Everyturn)

Mental health 'safe haven' will open in Ashington

Some of the team running the respiratory service at the Northumberland Recovery Partnership clinics.

A link up to provide vital health checks for drug and alcohol users

Poor incontinence care costs NHS over half a billion pounds a year

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

Labour Party vows to turn NHS "on its head" with fundamental reform

The now closed Rutherford Cancer Centre North East, in Bedlington. (Photo by Jill Tate)

Petition to reopen Bedlington cancer clinic

Dr Neil O'Brien.

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

Many adults don't give their serious eye problems enough attention

Dr Saul Miller.

New app to give GP patients easier access to NHS care services

Land at Newsteads Drive.

Whitley Bay GP practice could relocate despite initial opposition

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Ken Livingstone suffering from Alzheimer’s, family announces

Millions to miss out on Covid booster as NHS slashes eligibility

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

Ailsa Rutter, director of Fresh.

Fresh welcomes North East smoking rates falling to new low
The regional programme for tobacco control for the North East has responded to new figures which reveal a further fall in adult smoking in the area.

Pedestrians walk in the midday sun past the Palace of Westminster in central London on September 6, 2023 as the late summer heatwave continues.

Saturday set to be hottest day of the year, according to Met Office

Cramlington Learning Village student Iona Roberts was back in the lab on her first day in sixth form. (Photo by Cramlington Learning Village)

Cramlington girl back to school after achieving nine 9s at GCSE

The proportion of people seen by NHS dentists in Northumberland remains below pre-pandemic levels.

New figures reveal the proportion of people seen by NHS dentists

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

Brenda Bell and her daughter Sarah.

Sanatorium memories as daughter now works with the charity that saved her mother

Matthew Fairclough recently qualified as a nurse. (Photo by CNTW)

Mental health nurse hopes to be 'beacon of hope'

NHS nurse Kelly Foster, who failed her GCSEs

Woman becomes high ranking senior NHS nurse despite failing GCSEs

Outside Countess of Chester Hospital

Former nursing director suspended following Lucy Letby trial

Dr Raj Bethapudi in his practice.

Region's NHS is first in country for life-saving blood pressure action

Gill has been training for three years in preparation.

Alnwick woman set to swim the English Channel

More than a quarter of people rated their experience of booking an appointment as poor nationwide. (Photo by National World)

Best GP practices for experience booking an appointment according to patients

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s brother Charlie has died of cancer aged 53

Jeremy Hunt’s brother dies from cancer aged 53

Cycling Minds has benefited from the scheme.

More than £130,000 NHS funding secured for charities

Dr Janet Walker.

Nearly 250,000 fewer people across the region to receive free Covid booster jab

Mary Glindon, North Tyneside MP.

Mary Glindon MP: How healthy hydration boosts us all

Peter Standfield, Healthwatch Northumberland chairman of the board.

Healthwatch Northumberland welcomes its new chairman

A CGI impression of the operating theatre block Merit will construct in Solihull. (Photo by Merit)

Manufacturing firm in Cramlington wins £25m NHS contract
A Cramlington firm has been commissioned to build a new two-storey operating theatre block for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

Stewart Brown and Derek Morton pictured during their 2020 marathon walk, and Austin-Edward.

Duo's third marathon effort in town for good causes

Care home manager Nicola Bell and deputy care home manager Chelsey Thompson. (Photo by Maria Mallaband Care Group)

Care home near Whitley Bay given 'diamond status'

2023 patient survey results for north and south Northumberland.

Best GP surgeries in Northumberland as rated by patients

A list of 18 medical conditions that could see you banned from flying

The now closed Rutherford Cancer Centre North East, in Bedlington. Picture by Jill Tate.

Bedlington cancer facilities could be 'cutting down waiting times'

Owen Sharp, chief executive at Dogs Trust, said most dogs live harmoniously within families, but most bites happen within the home. Picture: PA Radar.

Almost 100 dog bite incidents treated in Northumberland in a year

Data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities suggests there were 645 hospital admissions for liver disease in Northumberland last year. Picture: PA Radar.

County above national average for liver disease admissions

Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery.

Critical North East Ambulance Service report blamed on ‘underfunding’ by MP

Carole Sanderson. Picture by Steve Brock Photography.

Therapeutic writing group to help people gain deeper understanding of themselves

Susan Morrison ‘showed solidarity’ with junior doctors

Junior doctors in England start their 5 day walkout