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Department of Health and Social Care

Drug deaths increase.

More die while being treated for drug addictions Sonja Tutty

Cold homes health fears.

Health fears as thousands struggle to heat homes Will Grimond

Over 40,000 sick notes issued.

Over 40,000 sick notes issued in South Tyneside last year Will Grimond

Excess death figures rise.

Pandemic drove up South Tyne 'excess death' figures Patrick Jack

Dr Sean Fenwick.

Latest NHS figures reveal the number of cancelled operations Patrick Jack

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’ Matt Allan

Life expectancy data.

Health South Tyne men die two years early Will Grimond

One in eight snub virus jab.

'One in seven' have snubbed virus vaccine Patrick Jack

Suicide action call.

Action call over rise in suicides Patrick Jack

Cancer survival rates rise.

Cancer survival rates improve in South Tyne Andrew Dowdeswell

Calorie counts to feature on menus from today to tackle obesity Hiyah Zaidi

Huge drop in dentist visits

Action call over missed dental treatment Joanna Morris

11,000 vulnerable to Covid rule changes

Over 11,000 'vulnerable' after Covid rule changes Patrick Jack

Pregnant women getting Covid-19 vaccine

New campaign calls on pregnant women to get Covid-19 vaccine to reduce risk to b... Isabella Boneham

These NHS prescription rule changes could leave millions of people worse off Isabella Boneham

Read This Health leaders issue warning over Covid booster appointment no-shows Chelsea Rocks

Drug deaths increase

'Get help' call as South Tyne drug deaths rise Patrick Jack

From 7December UK holidaymakers must take a pre-departure Covid test (Photo: Getty Images)

Pre-departure Covid tests to return for UK travellers in rule crackdown Claire Schofield

British adults could get fourth Covid jab as deal agreed for 114m extra doses Group Reporter

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to resident Kathleen during a visit to Westport Care Home in east London on September 7, 2021. - Breaking an election pledge not to raise taxes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced hefty new funding to fix a social care crisis and a pandemic surge in hospital waiting lists. (Photo by Paul EDWARDS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

These are the new rules on the social care cap in England Heather Carrick

All care home workers in England are legally required to have been fully vaccinated by 11 November (Photo: Getty Images)

Thousands of care home staff to lose jobs as Covid jab policy kicks in Claire Schofield

Jobs threat to care home workers

Virus jab jobs threat to South Tyne care home staff Federica Bedendo

Molunpiravir has been shown to cut the risk of hospital admission or death by 50% among at-risk adults (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two new Covid antiviral drugs secured to protect most at-risk this winter Claire Schofield

South Tyneside District Hospital

How coronavirus hit South Tyneside hospital appointments Tom Patterson

Mandatory requirements would mean only those who are fully vaccinated against Covid, unless medically exempt, could be deployed to deliver health and care services (Photo: Shutterstock)

Consultation on mandatory Covid vaccination for health and care staff begins Helen Johnson

GP patient numbers concerns

Family doctor call as patient numbers rise Patrick Jack

Anyone over the age of 18 in the UK can opt in to the antibody testing programme (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get a Covid antibody test as new UK programme launches this week Claire Schofield

The government will remove some 57 companies from its list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist, or do not provide the relevant tests required for travel (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Cowboy’ Covid travel test providers to be struck off Gov.uk list over misleadin... Claire Schofield

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been given approval for use in children aged 12 to 17 (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna Covid vaccine given green light for 12 to 17 year-olds in UK Claire Schofield

Public health spending cut

Health South Tyne public health spending falls by a quarter Patrick Jack

South Tyneside's virus death rate figures

How the virus changed South Tyneside's death rates Alex Ross

Covid test should be capped at £40 to save aviation sector, claims Conservative ... Chelsea Rocks

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Three-quarters of adults have received both doses of Covid vaccine - how to book... Group Reporter

A Government source said that Spain "won't be going on the Amber watchlist" (Photo: JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

'It's not going to happen': Spain avoids being placed on UK Red travel list as B... Rhona Shennan

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Read This Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already... Claire Schofield

Fully jabbed frontline NHS staff in England will, in “exceptional circumstances”, be permitted to carry on working if they are “pinged” (Getty Images)

Fully jabbed NHS staff could be spared from isolation rules to avoid ‘pingdemic’ Dan Bird

The Health Secretary urged all those eligible to take up the jab (Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to offer 35m people free jabs in biggest ever roll out - how to book yours Rhona Shennan

11,000 still isolating

11,000 in South Tyne will miss "Freedom Day' Patrick Jack

Abortion figures debate

Record number of South Tyneside abortions Alex Ross

No “variants of concern” were reported among any passengers returning from amber countries (Photo: Getty Images)

Just 1 in every 200 travellers from amber list countries testing positive for Co... Claire Schofield

Ministers are reportedly preparing to announce that care home workers in England will be required to have mandatory Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccines set to be made a requirement for care home staff in England Helen Johnson

About one million people aged 30 and 31 will get a text message in coming days (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Indian variant hotspots told ‘there are no local lockdowns’ as new guidance issu... Chelsea Rocks

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' decisions during pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' deci... Helen Johnson

Surge testing is being used in Stockton after the South African variant of Covid-19 was found in the area.

Surge testing set up as South African variant of Covid-19 is found in North East Fiona Thompson

This is how rapid Covid testing of pupils will work - and the risk of infection ... Matt Brooks

The tests will be available to families and children from 1 March (Photo: Getty Images)

Families with children in school or college to get free Covid tests under reopen... Claire Schofield

The COVID jab

900 urged to check COVID vaccine priority Patrick Jack

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet... Helen Johnson

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens... Ethan Shone

Mencap Chief Executive called the DNACPR notices "unacceptable" (Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid patients with learning disabilities may have been issued blanket ‘do not r... Rhona Shennan

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