A new report released today (Wednesday, April 13) has found over a third of working adults in the North East who gamble would like to hide it from their colleagues at work. It is the highest region in England, with 35 per cent of people who gamble wanting to keep it […]
North East Ambulance Service are among high spenders on taxis for patients, with £722,000 spent on taxis as part of its service to NHS hospitals, new figures show. The cost is for transferring patients by private taxi when they are too ill, frail or unable to travel to and from […]
Sunderland City Council has teamed up with a customer service centre and a national charity to promote the importance of health and wellbeing. EDF Energy, based at Doxford International Business Park, hosted a special health assessment event for all employees, which included examinations of participants’ levels of body fat, water […]
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease. It affects more than 500,000 people in the UK. It’s most common within young children, however it is important not to forget the young adults suffering with Epilepsy and the setbacks it has on their everyday life. The stereotype appears simple and that, […]
It has been claimed that a surge in students at top universities using mental health services is linked to the hike in tuition fees. Figures obtained by the Press Association revealed that more than 43,000 students had counselling at Russell Group institutions in 2014 to 2015. This is compared to 34,000 three […]
A group of students from the University of Sunderland are doing exactly that. The first year social work students are taking part in a sleepout on March 23 to March 24, to raise money for Centrepoint. The national charity supports vulnerable, young people who are homeless. Liam Smith, 20 is […]
A new poll has found that people in the North East eat four frozen meals per week. The poll by Jinn, a UK 24 hour delivery service, has revealed that people in North East enjoy eating frozen meat pies. Its aim was to investigate how much Britons rely on frozen […]
The North East is the only region in the UK not to see an increase in life expectancy according to newly released figures. On average, the life expectancy of males and females aged 65 increased between 2013 and 2014, statistics show. The average length of time pensioners can expect to […]
Two major meningitis awareness groups have expressed their sadness for the passing of Faye Burdett. Meningitis Now and the Meningitis Research Foundation are backing a Parliamentary petition calling for older children to have a vaccine, following last year’s campaign to vaccinate all new-borns and babies under one year old. Two-year-old […]
A Sunderland health expert has supported demands for a meningitis vaccine for older children. Professor Jim Smith, secretary for the Sunderland Local Pharmaceutical Committee, says cost is one of the reasons why there is a lack of a widespread meningitis vaccine. A public outcry has been sparked after two-year-old Faye […]