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Leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) and Sunderland City Council have confirmed a key milestone in the development of a state-of-the-art new Eye Hospital for the region.

As children settle back into the classroom, parents and carers are being urged to be wise and make sure their children are immunised against flu this winter.

A dad who had a heart attack during last year’s Great North Run is set to complete this year’s event thanks to cardiology teams who saved his life and got him back to fitness.

Craig Hill will and his consultant Dr Saeed Ahmed will both take part in this Sunday's Great North Run to raise funds for kidney charities.

A self-cleaning robot which learns from its work is now helping dispense medicines in double-quick time at our new Outpatient Pharmacy at Sunderland Royal Hospital.