Department of Health and Social Care

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults David George

Sunderland Royal Hospital.

Hospital scores high for disabled patient care Andrew Dowdeswell

Child dental care fears.

One in four Sunderland kids have dental problems Sonja Tutty

Lung illness figures.

Action call over lung illnesses in Sunderland Will Grimond

Drug deaths increase.

More die while being treated for drug addictions Sonja Tutty

Cold homes health fears.

Health fears as thousands struggle to heat homes Will Grimond

Over 80,000 sick notes issued.

Over 80,000 sick notes issued in Sunderland last year

Excess death figures rise.

Pandemic drove up Sunderland 'excess death' figures Patrick Jack

Sunderland Royal Hospital.

Latest NHS figures reveal the number of cancelled operations Patrick Jack

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’ Matt Allan

Julie says government cuts have resulted in the UK being faced with a national backlog of over 43 million NHS dental appointments.

JULIE ELLIOTT: Tory government is leaving gaps in dentistry that desperately nee... By The Newsroom

Life expectancy data.

Sunderland men die three years early Will Grimond

One in eight snub virus jab.

'One in eight' have snubbed virus vaccine Patrick Jack

Drugs and drug-taking equipment. Sunderland is among 50 areas awarded funding to help tackle the issue.

Sunderland awarded £900,000 to help tackle drug abuse Ross Robertson

Suicide action call.

Action call over suicides Patrick Jack

Cancer survival rates rise.

Cancer survival rates improve in Sunderland

Calorie counts to feature on menus from today to tackle obesity Hiyah Zaidi

Huge drop in dentist visits

Action call over missed dental treatment Joanna Morris

20,000 vulnerable to Covid rule changes

Nearly 20,000 'vulnerable' after Covid rule changes Patrick Jack

Pregnant women getting Covid-19 vaccine

New campaign calls on pregnant women to get Covid-19 vaccine to reduce risk to b... Isabella Boneham

These NHS prescription rule changes could leave millions of people worse off Isabella Boneham

Health leaders issue warning over Covid booster appointment no-shows Chelsea Rocks

Drug deaths increase

'Get help' call as Sunderland drug deaths rise Patrick Jack

Public health spending cut

Sunderland public health spending falls by a fifth Patrick Jack

Sunderland Royal Hospital

How coronavirus hit Sunderland hospital appointments Tom Patterson

Mandatory requirements would mean only those who are fully vaccinated against Covid, unless medically exempt, could be deployed to deliver health and care services (Photo: Shutterstock)

Consultation on mandatory Covid vaccination for health and care staff begins Helen Johnson

GP patient numbers concerns

Family doctor call as patient numbers rise Patrick Jack

Anyone over the age of 18 in the UK can opt in to the antibody testing programme (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get a Covid antibody test as new UK programme launches this week

The government will remove some 57 companies from its list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist, or do not provide the relevant tests required for travel (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Cowboy’ Covid travel test providers to be struck off Gov.uk list over misleadin... Claire Schofield

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been given approval for use in children aged 12 to 17 (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna Covid vaccine given green light for 12 to 17 year-olds in UK Claire Schofield

Covid test should be capped at £40 to save aviation sector, claims Conservative ... Chelsea Rocks

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Three-quarters of adults have received both doses of Covid vaccine - how to book... Group Reporter

A Government source said that Spain "won't be going on the Amber watchlist" (Photo: JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

'It's not going to happen': Spain avoids being placed on UK Red travel list as B... Rhona Shennan

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already... Claire Schofield

Fully jabbed frontline NHS staff in England will, in “exceptional circumstances”, be permitted to carry on working if they are “pinged” (Getty Images)

Fully jabbed NHS staff could be spared from isolation rules to avoid ‘pingdemic’ Dan Bird

The Health Secretary urged all those eligible to take up the jab (Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to offer 35m people free jabs in biggest ever roll out - how to book yours Rhona Shennan

20,000 still isolating

20,000 in Sunderland will miss "Freedom Day' Patrick Jack

Abortion figures debate

More women in Sunderland have abortions Alex Ross

No “variants of concern” were reported among any passengers returning from amber countries (Photo: Getty Images)

Just 1 in every 200 travellers from amber list countries testing positive for Co... Claire Schofield

Ministers are reportedly preparing to announce that care home workers in England will be required to have mandatory Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccines set to be made a requirement for care home staff in England Helen Johnson

About one million people aged 30 and 31 will get a text message in coming days (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Indian variant hotspots told ‘there are no local lockdowns’ as new guidance issu... Chelsea Rocks

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' decisions during pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' deci... Helen Johnson

Surge testing is being used in Stockton after the South African variant of Covid-19 was found in the area.

Surge testing set up as South African variant of Covid-19 is found in North East Fiona Thompson