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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,...

Risk of “failing the future” if children and young people don’t get the care they need, CQC warns

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past...

Survey on behalf of patients finds shortcomings in information available on GP websites

Some GP surgeries in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland are providing inadequate information on their websites, according to survey analysis. Volunteers on behalf of Healthwatch...

Tens of thousands of motorists shown potentially life saving breast cancer message

Potentially life saving messages urging women to check for breast cancer are being shown to tens of thousands of Bradford drivers. Messages urging women to...

Leeds NHS Adult ADHD Service temporarily closes to non-urgent new referrals due to unsustainable demand

The Leeds Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Service temporarily closed to new referrals from 11 October 2024 in response to unsustainable levels of...

Boost for UK’s health technology sector as West Yorkshire signs historic trade and investment pact with Nashville

The city regions of West Yorkshire and Nashville, Tennessee, will work together to turbocharge their health technology sectors, it can be announced. The landmark agreement,...

Council to urge government approval with call to ‘accelerate’ £1.4bn hospital plan

Senior councillors are set to call on the government to approve a £1.4bn plan for new hospital facilities in the city. Leeds City Council has warned...

Bradford’s new £1.3m Hand Unit slashes surgery wait times with state-of-the-art care

Patients requiring hand surgery will have a shorter wait for their procedures thanks to the opening of a new £1.3m dedicated day-case facility at...

Sniffer dog tours schools, incident reporting tool launched in respect of dangerous vapes

Officials have stepped up efforts to both warn school age youngsters of the dangers of vaping and learn more about the extent of the...

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