We're ready for swine flu crisis
7:02am Friday 3rd July 2009
NHS officials in the region last night sought to reassure the public after the Government warned there could be 100,000 new swine flu cases a day in Britain by the end of next month.
Have your say »Shortage of doctors closes baby unit
10:02am Wednesday 1st July 2009
A CRUCIAL children’s unit is to be temporarily closed because of “staffing pressures” at a hospital in the region, health bosses confirmed last night.
‘Greatest day’ for cancer research
11:47am Wednesday 1st July 2009
A GROUNDBREAKING research centre which will put the North-East at the forefront of cancer research is launched by a range of charities today.
Doctor praised for painkilling 'wheel'
11:49am Wednesday 1st July 2009
A SENIOR doctor has received ministerial praise after inventing a device to help give children painkilling drugs.
NHS cancer patients to go private in policy shift
8:56am Monday 29th June 2009
CANCER patients who face long waits in the NHS will be given cash to go private in a radical shift of Government policy.
Mother pleads for help over ‘difficult’ daughter
8:17am Saturday 27th June 2009
A DISTRAUGHT mother-offour is considering taking legal action over alleged failings in the care and treatment of her teenage daughter.
Help us – before our son, 10, kills
8:13am Thursday 25th June 2009
A COUPLE fear a ten-year-old boy they adopted will kill them unless he receives the special residential care he needs.
Anger as cervical test age remains the same
8:42am Thursday 25th June 2009
CAMPAIGNERS last night reacted angrily to news that the age at which women are tested for cervical cancer will not be lowered from 25 to 20.
Ambulance team meets tougher callout targets
8:56am Friday 19th June 2009
ONE of the region’s ambulance services met tough new standards to reach emergency callouts in eight minutes last year, despite a surge in the number of calls.
Patients’ fury at ‘offensive’ drug remarks
8:56am Monday 15th June 2009
CANCER patients have hit back at comments made by a senior health official who compared getting life-saving drugs to buying an expensive car.
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