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Only use 999 or the emergency department for life threatening conditions. This is the plea from NHS health leaders as the region prepares for further strike action by British Medical Association member junior doctors.

Two colleagues who go the extra mile to make hospital services run smoothly are heading for London after being shortlisted for national awards.

Maternity services at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as some of the best in the country according to people who have used local services.

At a time of ongoing national NHS staff shortages, the University of Sunderland hopes to boost north-east healthcare by developing a highly-skilled workforce through its Higher and Degree Apprenticeship programmes.

Consultants who have almost 200 years of experience between them have bid farewell to their service as they begin their retirement.