Department of Health and Social Care

Excess death figures rise.

Coronavirus Pandemic drove up Sunderland 'excess death' figures Patrick Jack

Health Latest NHS figures reveal the number of cancelled operations Patrick Jack

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

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

Health Sunderland men die three years early Will Grimond

Coronavirus 'One in eight' have snubbed virus vaccine Patrick Jack

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

Health Action call over suicides Patrick Jack

Health Cancer survival rates improve in Sunderland Andrew Dowdeswell

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

Health Action call over missed dental treatment Joanna Morris

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

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

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

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

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

Coronavirus Pre-departure Covid tests to return for UK travellers in rule crackdown Claire Schofield

Read This British adults could get fourth Covid jab as deal agreed for 114m extra doses Group Reporter

Health Nearly a quarter miss out on NHS care scheme Patrick Jack

Read This These are the new rules on the social care cap in England Heather Carrick

Coronavirus Thousands of care home staff to lose jobs as Covid jab policy kicks in Claire Schofield

Coronavirus Virus jab jobs threat to Sunderland care home staff Federica Bedendo

Coronavirus Two new Covid antiviral drugs secured to protect most at-risk this winter Claire Schofield

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health More women in Sunderland have abortions Alex Ross

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

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

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

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

Read This This is how rapid Covid testing of pupils will work - and the risk of infection ... Matt Brooks