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UK cycling team embarks on 550 km ride from Mecca to Medina to save children with heart defects

In January 2025, the H&K Cycle Club from East London will once again undertake an awe-inspiring 550-kilometre journey from Mecca to Medina to raise vital...

Bradford students become ‘junior detectives’ in innovative anti-knife crime programme led by NHS and police

Doctors and nurses from Bradford Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department (ED) recently took part in an innovative project that saw students from across the district...

Bradford hosts major conference to address health inequalities and improve care

National leaders from health, social care and community organisations will gather in Bradford this week to look at ways they can help improve the...

Kirklees councillor speaks out against assisted dying bill

A Kirklees councillor says it is his “responsibility” to advocate for the case against the assisted dying bill spearheaded by MP for Spen Valley,...

County Durham and Darlington hospitals add extra beds and services to tackle winter pressures on NHS

Extra community hospital beds will be available in County Durham and Darlington this winter to help ease demand on NHS hospitals. The County Durham and...

Health Secretary launches ‘national roadshow of NHS debates’ in Middlesbrough

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care was in Middlesbrough on Saturday, 16 November, to launch what has been described as a...

“This is a really heavy responsibility”: Assisted dying debate and views of Middlesbrough’s MPs

Middlesbrough’s two MPs and voices both for and against assisted dying have given their thoughts ahead of a potentially landmark vote at the end...

“The NHS isn’t reaching all communities as it should” — Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Saturday marked the launch of a series of nationwide debates, a cornerstone of Labour’s ambitious 10-year plan to address the challenges facing the NHS....

Frustration grows over delays to £1.4bn Leeds hospital upgrade as council urges action

Councillors have voiced their frustration at delays to a £1.4bn planned upgrade of hospital facilities in the city. The government was urged to confirm funding for...

Report reveals active travel prescribing was met with “resistance”

A groundbreaking scheme that would see doctors prescribe walking and cycling to patients has not gone as smoothly as hoped due to “resistance” to...

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