Every preventable call out or visit to hospital due to alcohol slows down our response to another incident such as a stroke or a cardiac arrest. The NHS across the North East and North Cumbria is encouraging people to enjoy themselves responsibly as bars and pubs reopen on Saturday 4 July for the first time […]
Public urged to plan ahead to wear face coverings in hospitals
The NHS in the north east and north Cumbria is urging the public to plan ahead and have face coverings available to wear when they attend hospital settings from Monday 15 June. The request comes ahead of government guidance coming into force following evidence from its Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies that face coverings could […]
Region’s health chiefs reassure public as it begins to restart treatments
Health leaders across the North East and North Cumbria are reassuring the public about work to re-start some of the planned care which was put on hold to help the NHS cope with a rise of emergency COVID-19 cases during the pandemic. As the NHS starts to see a stable reduction in the number of […]
Region’s health chiefs ask public to keep up their amazing support for the NHS
Ahead of the first May bank holiday weekend, health chiefs across the region are asking the public to keep-up their amazing support for the NHS. The appeal to the public includes asking them to support the NHS and others by: • Remembering to social distance – keeping two metres apart • Keeping hands extra clean […]
Region backs national campaign to still use NHS
As nationally the NHS reminds the public that it is still ‘open for business’, the region’s health leaders have renewed calls for people to seek medical help if they need it. The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System is supporting the national campaign and echoing that the NHS ‘is still here for you’. […]
NHS is there for you this Easter weekend
People in the North East and North Cumbria are being reassured that the NHS is there for them this Easter weekend should they need it. Despite the pressures the NHS as a whole is experiencing with the evolving coronavirus situation, regional health leaders have reiterated that help is at hand throughout the bank holiday weekend […]