Tyneside girl diagnosed with rare genetic condition with no cure which only affects females
Isabella Brown has been diagnosed with Turner Syndrome, which affects around one one in 2,000 births Kristy Dawson…
Dad-of-four being kept alive by ‘horrible’ dialysis is desperate for kidney transplant
Darren Reay underwent open heart surgery at the Freeman Hospital and was left with severe kidney failure Kristy…
‘Doctors said if I didn’t stop drinking immediately my liver wouldn’t last the year’
A Washington woman has shared her frightening story of alcoholism when she was almost at rock bottom and…
NHS ‘crack teams’ slash hospital waiting lists with Newcastle’s down by more than 13,000
The overall waiting list at the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust is down by more than 13,000, the government…
Full list of North East NHS jobs available now – with salaries up to £165,000
The healthcare provider is recruiting for a range of vacancies across various levels of training and experience The…
Florist died of lung condition ‘waiting for transplant call that never came’
Kay Robertson, whose lung condition may have been caused by pollen allergies, died while on the waiting list…
Blocked toilets at Newcastle hospital caused by flushing wipes costing nearly £1,000 to fix
A hospital trust said blocked toilets and drains cost it thousands.Wet wipes pulled out of a toilet at…
North East NHS trust celebrates patients rating it best in the country for cancer care
The Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust scored highest in England on a national survey of patients’ experiences with cancer…