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  • Over 180 lung cancers detected in South Tyneside and Sunderland thanks to life-saving health checks

    6 November 2025

    More than 180 cases of lung cancer have been detected in South Tyneside and Sunderland thanks to a life-saving screening programme run by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

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  • Lives being saved three years after NHS launch teams to help people beat tobacco dependency

    5 November 2025

    Lives are being saved and thousands of hospital admissions prevented in the North East and North Cumbria three years after the launch of teams to help support patients to stop smoking.

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  • Sunderland families affected by dementia to benefit from new dementia specialist Admiral Nurse service

    3 November 2025

    South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new Admiral Nurse service in collaboration with Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, to support families affected by dementia living in Sunderland.

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  • Flu isn’t coming – it’s here already! Health experts urge everyone eligible to get vaccinated now

    31 October 2025

    Health experts are warning that this year’s flu season has arrived early with cases already rising fast among children and young people.

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  • Saplings of success: local NHS wins national green award

    30 October 2025

    South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was named a winner at the recent NHS Forest Awards 2025.

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