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No one wants the gift of the lurgy this festive time, so the NHS is calling on people to do to their bit to stop the spread.

As the countdown to Christmas begins, NHS health and care teams are advising patients to not leave it too late to order their repeat prescriptions.

That’s the warning with the seasonal advertising and social media blitz and stockpiling of bottles in supermarkets underway.

We have shown our support for the University of Sunderland after it was awarded more than £2million in funding to expand research opportunities for medical students and junior doctors.

An organisation which was the forerunner to the NHS has backed its future work with a donation fuelled by first-hand experiences of a specialist hospital’s care.