The Students’ Union at the University of Sunderland is set to decide whether to continue offering free sanitary products for all students. The Free Period campaign was launched in 2017 under then Vice President of Wellbeing and Engagement, Kirsty Paterson. The initiative, which launched on the back of coverage of […]
Five Sunderland parks are in the running for the prestigious park of the year award in the annual People’s Choice Award. The parks in the running include Mowbray Park, Roker Park, Barnes Park, Herrington Country Park and Hetton Lyons Country Park. Councillor Michael Mordey said: “Just to be in the […]
Plan International UK are urging for the introduction of a card scheme to help young girls tackle period poverty. The charity launched a report which looks at the stigma and struggles that menstruating girls face in the UK. In the report, it shows that 40 per cent of girls have […]
Over a thousand supporters participated in a rally against the NHS services possibly becoming privatised. On March 10, supporters were joined by MPs such as South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck, unions and TV actor Stephen Tompkinson. Mr Tompkinson, known from the TV programme DCI Banks, was one of the main […]
Epilepsy is a neurological condition and affects over 600,000 people in the UK and 25,000 people from the North East. The condition is variable; people with epilepsy will often have very different experiences. It affects the brain and causes over 40 different types of seizures. Epilepsy is still a misunderstood […]
New numbers from the Office of National Statistics has shown that the amount of stillbirths have decreased in the past five years across the UK and substantially in the North East. Statistics show that 2012 was the worst year for stillbirths in the North East with 178 of all births […]
Thousands of patients will be affected by the closure of Earsdon Park Medical Practice according to the chairman of Healthwatch North Tyneside. The NHS GP Surgery, which operates across two centres in Shiremoor and Longbenton, is scheduled to close once the current contract runs out on March 31, 2018. Peter Kendrick, […]
A South Tyneside blogger has starred in a short film for BBC Three’s Skin Deep campaign talking about her facial disfigurement. Blogger Katie Meehan was born with a medical condition known as cystic hygroma. The condition caused cysts on Katie’s face, which left her facing many hospital trips and missing school. […]
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, SRNews spoke to five of Sunderland’s young people about their experiences with depression According to WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression. They added that depression is now the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. Watch:
A student nurse has highlighted that despite the bed pressures currently faced in hospitals across the North East “good care is being provided within the time constraints.” Rhys Mood is in his final stage of training and works in the North East. He has been on a variety of placement […]