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The region's NHS is launching a new plan aimed at transforming healthcare and improving outcomes for patients.

Unique prototypes created by a team of talented University of Sunderland students will be turned into reality by three major north-east organisations. Culture House Sunderland, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and CyberNorth are set to benefit from the ideas of around 80 second-year Computer Science, Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics and Game Development students.

Sunderland's newest landmark is one step closer to officially being named – and now it’s up to the people of the city to vote on the winner.

A nurse and football coach who helped revive another Sunderland fan at Wembley Stadium after he suffered a double cardiac arrest has called on others to learn CPR skills in the hope it will save more lives.

Feedback about the care and compassion offered to young patients and their loved ones has put South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT) amongst the NHS elite.