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The region’s NHS is calling on people to use 999 and Emergency Departments (A&E) carefully as the region’s emergency services are facing extra pressures this week. With several hospitals across the North East and North Cumbria reporting higher demand than…

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Vanessa Bainbridge, Accountable Officer for NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said: “At today’s meeting (23 January) the CCG provided responses to the questions raised by the Review Group who are considering the findings of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel, and…

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The NHS is urging people to use 999 and Emergency Departments (A&E) wisely as the region’s emergency services report an increase in pressure. With increasing demand on services, people are asked to consider whether their condition really needs emergency treatment…

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NHS England and partners have launched the ‘Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme’ (NDPP) to help people who are at risk of developing Type 2. In the UK, around 22,000 people with diabetes die early every year and five million…

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