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November is Mouth Cancer Awareness Month and our oral health promoters will be doing their bit to ensure people know the signs to look out for and how to reduce their risk of developing the disease.

Donna Henderson has shared her experience of taking a skydive as she helped raise funds for the lifesaving appeal she and husband Brian are leading.

A national survey has shown hospital patients who stayed in our hospitals in South Tyneside and Sunderland were highly satisfied with the care they received at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Health leaders in the region are warning that NHS staff are facing increasing incidents of abuse from the public as the healthcare system braces itself for the very busy winter period.

Michael Evans, 68, spent three months at South Tyneside District Hospital after he became ill with coronavirus and has expressed his gratitude for the care he has been given.