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Nearly a third of adults in South Tyneside are clinically obese.

Nearly one in three adults in borough believed to be clinically obese

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

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?

North East Ambulance Service Education team

Ambulance education team wins innovation award from NHS England

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

How patients rated booking GP appointments in South Tyneside

Steph Edusei, Chief Executive Officer at St Oswald’s Hospice.

Hospice calling on Government and NHS to maintain lifeline funding

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

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

South Tyneside sick note numbers.

Nearly 50,000 sick notes issued in South Tyneside

Hundreds waiting for an autism diagnosis.

Almost 1,000 trapped in autism diagnosis backlog

One in 20 living with 'poor health'

One in 20 South Tyneside people 'in poor health'

Mental health help delays.

Almost 1,000 suffer mental health help delays
Almost 1,000 people waited more than three months for mental health treatment in South Tyneside last year, figures show.
Will Grimond

Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

KATE OSBORNE: It’s a disgrace that people are having to live this way

Beds 'blocked' at South Tyneside District Hospital.

Care delays cause 150 hospital 'bed blockers' every day

South Tyneside MMR figures.

South Tyneside leads the way on MMR jabs

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The easiest and hardest GP surgeries to book an appointment at in South Tyneside

More people on antidepressants.

More people being treated for depression

GP services survey.

Fewer happy with South Tyne GP services

GP numbers fall.

Family doctor numbers fall in South Tyne

One in eight snub virus jab.

'One in seven' have snubbed virus vaccine

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

Cancer survival rates rise.

Cancer survival rates improve in South Tyne
The survival rate of cancer patients in South Tyneside is improving, new figures show.
Andrew Dowdeswell

Mental health treatment action call.

Over 12,000 swamp mental health services

Dementia figures action call

Action call over dementia diagnosis backlog

Breast cancer screening fears

Over 5,000 miss cancer screen appointments

Huge drop in dentist visits

Action call over missed dental treatment

South Tyneside District Hospital.

Pandemic pressures cause over 100 cancelled operations

Care home staff numbers rise.

More working in care homes despite jab rule fears

The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS).

Ambulance service still asking patients to get hospital lift

Missed smear tests warning

Cancer warning as 10,000 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)

‘About 10’ people in hospital with Omicron as Sajid Javid makes booster plea

The UK Covid alert level has increased from Level 3 to 4, it was confirmed on Sunday. Picture: Getty Images.

UK Covid Alert Level increased from Level 3 to Level 4

The Covid-19 vaccine booster programme is set to include all people aged 30 and over from Monday, December 13.

16 walk-in Covid vaccine sites across the North East

Caroline Nicolls receives an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administered by nurse Amy Nash, at the Madejski Stadium, Reading (Getty Images)

This is who is eligible for their booster as millions able to book jab from Mond...

Sajid Javid has called on the public to get their booster dose before Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Top-up’ immunity and get booster jab before Christmas parties, Brits urged

The NHS booking service for booster jabs should be updated by 13 December (Photo: Getty Images)

Bookings for booster jabs to open for all ‘no later than December 13’

The JCVI has not yet advised on whether second jabs will be made available to healthy teenagers (image: Shutterstock)

Children younger than 12 could be given Covid jabs next year

'Record breaking' number of Covid-19 booster jabs given in a week by NHS England...

Jobs threat to care home workers

Virus jab jobs threat to South Tyne care home staff

E-cigarettes could be given to smokers for free on the NHS as part of new plans to help people quit (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images))

Smokers could be given e-cigarettes for free on the NHS

South Tyneside District Hospital

Hundreds of South Tyneside and Sunderland hospital staff remain unvaccinated for...

111 helpline waiting times

Half hour wait for medical advice line

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ...

These are the hardest GP surgeries in South Tyneside to get an appointment, according to patients.

Revealed: the hardest GP surgeries to book an appointment in South Tyneside

These are the GP surgeries in South Tyneside that are the easiest to book an appointment at, according to patients.

Revealed: the easiest GP surgeries to book an appointment in South Tyneside

Booster jab invites will be sent out to more than a million people in England from next week (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid booster jab invites to be sent out to more than a million people in Englan...

A coronavirus jab

Over 20,000 have not had virus jab

These are the best and worst GP surgeries in South Tyneside according to patients.

The best GP surgeries in South Tyneside - as rated by patients

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