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NHS organisations from across the North East will come together for the first time next week to welcome people with an Armed Forces background set out on a new career.

The team who help our accounts looking healthy have scooped a regional award for their top work.

Hospitals have issued a plea to only access emergency care if people are in a life-threatening situation as they prepare for two periods of industrial strike action.

NHS leaders are reminding the public to only call 999 for an ambulance or attend A&E for life-threatening conditions or injuries only, as the region's health services plan ahead for two successive strike actions.

Health experts are urging parents and carers to ensure their children are vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) as data shows a worrying rise in cases across the UK.