The NHS currently offers the flu jab to children aged two to three years, school-aged children from reception to year 11 and any child with a long-term health condition. By getting your child ...

O'Connor has been charged with affray and attempted grievous bodily harm with intent. He appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' ...

More hospital admissions for stress and anxiety were recorded in Newcastle and Gateshead in 2023-24, new figures show.

More cases of a hospital-related superbug were reported at Gateshead Health last year, recent figures show, as the number of cases also increased across England.

A man has been seriously injured in a crash between an electric off-road motorcycle and a car. The crash happened just before ...

A person was taken to hospital after damage was reportedly caused to a fish and chip shop. Officers and paramedics rushed to Rob's Bar on Morley Terrace in Felling, Gateshead, following a report of a ...

Maddy Nettleship (first from left), pictured with other protesters, has called for the elderly and dementia care ward to be reopened A retired nurse has called for a hospital ward, which specialised ...

A retired nurse has called for a hospital ward, which specialised in the care of elderly patients with dementia, to be reopened. Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust recently closed ward 23 at the ...

A new breast research centre has launched in the North East with a focus on improving diagnosis, treatments, and access to clinical trials in the region. The Northern Centre for Breast Research marks ...

A crash on the A1 in Gateshead involving two lorries resulted in one person being taken to hospital this morning. Northumbria Police stated it responded to a collision on the A1 Northbound close to ...

Hospital bosses in Gateshead are investigating after there were eight confirmed infections reported in patients who had surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The concerns relate to trauma and ...