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Patients rate cancer treatment support on Northumberland as best in the country.

Northumberland cancer patients getting best support in the country

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the Gold Standard for Work Experience.

Trust achieves Gold Standard for Work Experience accolade

There has been a rise in births at Northumbria Healthcare.

Rise in number of births and caesareans delivered at Northumbria Healthcare

Northumbria Healthcare made more than £1 million in profit from parking charges last year.

NHS Trust made £1.5m from hospital parking charges

The meeting took place at County Hall in Morpeth.

Cost of dementia care to soar by the end of the decade

Georgina Campbell.

Alnwick woman appointed to 'pivotal' role with ambulance service

The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington is one of the hospitals operated by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

NHS trust slammed after missing key cancer referral targets

Young children and babies are at risk of suffering more serious symptoms of norovirus and can become dehydrated which may require medical treatment.

Parents warned not to send babies with these five symptoms to nursery

The numbers of people diagnosed with dementia has soared.

Signs of dementia as NHS urge families to look out for these symptoms

The Lord Darzi Report found that the NHS is in 'serious trouble'.

NHS reforms: Government announces new league tables for NHS providers

Ryan Horler stole lifesaving emergency bleed kit

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Watch the shocking moment when a thief steals a lifesaving bleed kit in broad daylight.
Lucinda Herbert

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital. (Photo by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals)

'Incredible inequality' in women's cancer screening

In England, 40.9% of patients saw a GP on the same-day they booked their appointment in June 2024, here are stats for each region. (Photo: Google Maps)

The best and worst areas of England for same-day GP appointments

GPs are voting whether or not to go on strike for the first time in 60 years. (Photo: Charles Milligan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

GPs are threatening strike action - what does it mean for you?

There were around 490 hospital admissions for self-harm for people aged 10 to 24 in Northumberland in the year to March 2023. (Photo by Northumbria Healthcare)

More hospital admissions of young people linked to self-harm

In the North East and north Cumbria, 62.2% of patients said their experience of their GP practice was 'good or very good' while 21.9% said their experience was poor or very poor. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Patients frustrated by difficulties contacting GP practices

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

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid and flu jabs to be brought forward over emergence of new variant

Cervical screening uptake has fallen.

Cervical Screening Week: Uptake falls in Northumberland

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in NHS England in the five years between 2017 and 2022.

Breaking 35,000+ incidents of sexual violence recorded in NHS England 2017-2022

More than 12,000 people were waiting for a standard diagnostic test in March.

Waiting times for standard tests or non-urgent operations revealed

Tens of thousands of sick notes were given to patients by GPs in Northumberland in 2022, new figures show.

Tens of thousands of GP sick notes given out in 2022

One in 20 living with 'poor health'

One in 20 Northumberland people 'in poor health'

Increased pressure on A&E departments and bed-blocking by elderly patients is partly to blame for a rise in cancelled ops.

Rise in number of cancelled elective operations

Teddi Shaw.

"It's just so cruel," admits Shilbottle mum

Mental health help delays.

Almost 2,000 suffer mental health help delays

Sisters Nala and Teddi Shaw.

Toddler becomes first child in UK to receive gene therapy

There were 45 Covid-19 patients in Northumbria hospital beds on January 10. Picture David Jones/PA

Fall in number of Covid-19 patients in hospital
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was caring for 45 coronavirus patients in hospital as of January 10.
Will Grimond

Hospitals across the country have been under significant strain in recent times.

New figures show strain on local hospitals

More than one in 20 ambulance patients waited more than an hour to be handed over to accident and emergency services between December 11 and 18.

Royal College of Nursing warns healthcare system 'close to overheating'

Cllr Scott Dickinson.

Dental surgery could close and move 11 miles away

Fewer complaints were made about GPs and dentists in Northumberland last year than before the pandemic.

Fewer complaints made about Northumberland GPs and dentists

Jackie Kaines Lang, who has teamed up with other cancer survivors to make an NHS video.

Cancer survivor helps NHS make info video

Northumberland MMR jab figures.

Northumberland lags behind on MMR jabs

Fewer than 30 people were being treated for Covid in hospital this week in the Northumbria Healthcare Trust area.

Drop in number of people being treated in hospital for coronavirus

Labour has criticised the amount of time people have to wait in order to see a GP in Northumberland.

People in Northumberland finding it 'harder and harder' to get GP appointment

More people on antidepressants.

More people being treated for depression

GP services survey.

Fewer happy with Northumberland GP services

Satisfaction levels among GP patients has fallen to a new low in Northumberland.

Patient satisfaction with GP services in Northumberland drops to an all-time low

Drone are already widely used across the world to transport medicines.

Drone technology could be used to courier medicines around county

Across England, there were more than 100,000 people waiting for an autism diagnosis as of the end of March, including 82,000 who had been waiting for at least 13 weeks.

People waiting too long for autism diagnosis

One in 12 snub virus jab.

'One in 12' have snubbed virus vaccine

More babies were delivered via caesareans in Northumberland last year than ever before.

Nearly a third of Northumberland births via C-section

North East Ambulance Service has been accused of covering up mistakes made by paramedics.

Probe reveals shocking claims against North East Ambulance Service

North East Ambulance Service

Probe reveals shocking claims against the North East Ambulance Service
MPs have demanded an immediate investigation into claims of “gross negligence, cover-ups and tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money offered in exchange for staff silence” by NHS chiefs in the North East.
James Harrison

Cancer survival rates rise.

Cancer survival rates improve in Northumberland

Dementia figures action call

Action call over dementia diagnosis backlog

Huge drop in dentist visits

Action call over missed dental treatment

Fewer people are being treated in hospital for Covid this week, compared to last.

Drop in number of people in Northumberland being treated in hospital for Covid

Dr Eliot Sykes.

Under 50 operations cancelled amid pandemic pressures

Care home staff numbers fall

Fewer working in care homes after virus jabs mandate

Missed smear tests warning

Cancer warning as 18,000 miss vital tests

Palforzia, an oral drug, appears to reduce the risk of harm when a peanut allergy sufferer comes into contact with the foodstuff (image: Shutterstock)

NHS England to offer new treatment to help tackle peanut allergies

The Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold

Sajid Javid is urging people to ‘play their part’ and get their Covid-19 booster jab (Photo: Getty Images)

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