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John the hedgehog. Photo: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

Poorly hedgehog pays a visit to South Tyneside District Hospital Ryan Smith

A couple are suing Southern Regional Hospital after their son was ‘decapitated’ during birth

Couple sue doctor after newborn was ‘decapitated’ during delivery Rebecca Braybrook

A family statement confirmed Bryan Randall died after secretly battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Credit: Getty

Sandra Bullock's longtime partner dead at 57 after secret ALS battle Ethan Evans

Jessy Williams with her daughter Sky

Mum has one of smallest babies ever born in UK - weighing 350g Sam Johnson

Aldi makes huge change to popular super 6 fruit & veg promotion - what’s new?

Aldi makes huge change to popular Super 6 fruit & veg promotion Chelsie Sewell

Captain Sir Tom Moore to get his own biopic Daniel Mcneil

New plans would allow more doctors and nurses to receive their training "on the job" rather than via the traditional university route.

Student doctors told to skip university to solve the NHS staff crisis

Nurses to vote on England-wide strikes after rejecting 5% pay rise Daniel Mcneil

NHS

Health unions back new pay offer for millions of NHS staff Sam Johnson

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England Dennis Morton

World-renowned London children’s hospital has called for exemptions for emergency care ahead of nurses’ strike. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

Great Ormond Street Hospital declares ‘incident’ amid nurses’ strike Rahmah Ghazali

The RCN strike will be cut short after the high court ruled it “partly unlawful.”

Next week’s nurses’ strike ruled ‘partly unlawful’ Chelsie Sewell

Midwives in England vote to accept government pay offer Beth Franklin

Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke are will stay for another series of the BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing judge comments on pay row rumours Chloe Clarke

New figures obtained by Labour through a Freedom of Information request revealed patients are being forced to wait up to an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered.

Patients wait an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered Rahmah Ghazali

A Royal College of Nursing picket line as staff strike outside a hospital.

RCN nursing staff to vote on new NHS pay offer

A host of new characters including the son of The Chase host Bradley Wash and a fan-favourite from BBC’s Holby City - Credit: BBC

New characters coming to Casualty - including Bradley Walsh’s son Ethan Evans

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023? Chloe Clarke

Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet Will Millar

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU Patrick Hollis

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans Sam Johnson

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations Ethan Evans

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates Dennis Morton

MPs have been given a 2.9% pay rise, starting from April 1.

MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, taking salaries to over £86,000 Sophie Wills

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action Ethan Evans

Tory MP says NHS nurses using food banks should ‘budget better’ Ethan Evans

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, central London. Continued strike action plus winter pressures are jeopardising the ability of the NHS to break out of a "vicious cycle", a health leader has said. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

Strikes 2023: Nursing staff at 55 NHS trusts in England walk out Patrick Hollis

EIS Union teachers on the picket line (Pic: John Devlin)

Over 450,000 working days were lost to strike action in November Patrick Hollis

Love Island series 9 contestant Olivia Hawkins was a stunt double in the show Brassic which has many links to Chorley.

Meet the Love Island contestant who worked on No Time to Die Sophie Wills

Nurses to stage 48-hour strike next month including A&E workers

Nurses and supporters gather outside University College Hospital before marching to Downing Street after a day of strike action on December 20 2022 in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nurses’ strike in February will be ‘twice as big’, union leaders warn Sophie Wills

Foodbank on Ward 10 at Walsall Manor Hospital with Claire Cooper, Senior Sister.

Hospitals forced to open food banks for their own staff Sophie Wills

Pro-wrestler blasts Rishi Sunak over nurses strike at Tokyo Dome Ethan Evans

NHS staff at UK hospital told to repay Christmas bonuses paid in error Ethan Evans

A queue of ambulances are seen outside the Royal London Hospital emergency department on November 24, 2022. That week, nearly three in 10 ambulances were queuing outside hospitals in England.

‘Critical incidents’ declared at 8 hospital and ambulance trusts

No NHS trusts in Sussex will take part in strikes (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Second day of nurse strikes over pay and conditions begins Sophie Wills

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today Patrick Hollis

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Nursing strikes to go ahead this week after pay talks fail Sophie Wills

Nurses, paramedics and driving examiners to strike this winter Patrick Hollis

Nurses vote to strike across UK in huge industrial action over pay Sophie Wills

Admiral nurse Lauren Carter with Richard Bainbridge who's wife has Dementia at the fifth anniversary celebration of Hebburn Living with Dementia, at St.Aloysius Churc Hebburn, on Monday.

New nursing service launches to support families living with dementia Hayley Lovely

First News: Trio of tots Christine Emelone

Would this be an area you would like to work in?

Nurses and medical staff offered £3,000 welcome bonus Ross Robertson

Nurses Emily Cameron and Abigail Owen with the display

Nurses show of hope for parents of premature babies in South Tyneside Tom Patterson

Sir Simon Stevens

The 'Nightingale effect' - how the pandemic has sparked a surge in people wantin... Tom Patterson

A record 756,873 jabs were recorded across England, including 686,424 first doses to cap a bumper week.

100,000 jabs done hourly as NHS records 'Super Saturday' vaccination effort Tommy Greene

In the wake of their heroic efforts nurses are being offered a 1% pay rise (Getty Images)

Nurses are being offered a 1% pay rise - here's how much they are currently paid Finlay Greig

An estimated 75,000 nurses in the UK haven’t received a first Covid jab (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

An estimated 75,000 nurses in the UK haven’t received a first Covid jab Ethan Shone

Seven mass vaccination hubs opened across England today - full list of locations Claire Schofield

The roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations is continuing across the region and nation.

Those aged 80 plus asked to book Covid jab at mass vaccination centre Sophie Brownson