Health

Council chiefs to sign off on plans to improve employee health and wellbeing amid ageing staff

Gateshead Council chiefs are expected to sign off on work to help lower sickness absences and improve staff well-being amid an ageing workforce. The local...

Newcastle walk-in centre to be shut down permanently as NHS chiefs plan new site

A Newcastle walk-in centre is set to be shut down for good. Health bosses are planning to permanently close the Westgate Road Urgent Treatment Centre...

Huddersfield MP to hold meeting as children’s hospice funding at ‘critical point’

MP for Huddersfield, Harpreet Uppal, will be hosting a meeting with Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice and fellow West Yorkshire MPs tomorrow (12 November)...

Respiratory and cardiovascular health improvements seen in Bradford after launch of Clean Air Zone

Bradford Council has reacted positively to new NHS research which suggests there is real evidence of an improvement in both respiratory and cardiovascular health...

Is “Begum syndrome” an affliction plaguing the healthcare industry?

TV presenter Dr Amir Khan says some South Asian women are facing discrimination within the healthcare system. The Bradford-based GP, who regularly appears on ITV’s...

“My daughter helped save my life after a heart attack on Diwali – now I want to raise awareness” says mum-of-two

A mum-of-two from Stanmore who had a heart attack while making Diwali sweets with her daughter, is helping the British Heart Foundation (BHF) raise...

Newcastle hospitals set for Budget funding to cut waiting lists as Reeves pledges to end NHS ‘neglect’

Newcastle’s hospitals are expected to be given funding in this week’s Budget to help cut NHS waiting lists. The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation...

Bollywood and Netflix star Manisha Koirala receives warm wishes from HRH Princess of Wales after cancer recovery

Bollywood and Netflix star Manisha Koirala, who famously battled stage IV ovarian cancer, has received ‘warmest wishes’ from HRH The Princess of Wales. In...

Newcastle Labour MP says government would be ‘wise’ to drop outdoor smoking ban

Rumours that the government is set to drop plans to ban smoking outside pubs have been welcomed by a Newcastle MP. Proposals emerged earlier this...

Imran Khan Cancer Appeal completes 5K Pink Walk to raise breast cancer awareness in the Asian community

The Imran Khan Cancer Appeal is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 5K Pink Walk events, held simultaneously at Cannon Hill Park,...

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