Newcastle teen’s ‘exam stress’ symptoms turned out to be a brain tumour
Katie-Jo Bartlett, 19, from Newcastle saw colours on her exam paper and collapsed before doctors discovered she had…
Newcastle nursery nurse goes viral after giving up her own time to cheer up sick kids
Vicki Fryer paints designs on the windows of the children’s wards at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary where she…
Anger after two-month wait for funeral for ‘lovely’ Northumberland man who died without family
Old friends and colleagues of Des Lowther questioned why his body had been allowed to wait two months…
North East parents ‘heartbroken’ after one-year-old daughter’s squint turned out to be rare eye cancer
Denvah Finlay was diagnosed with retinoblastoma after tumours were found behind her eyes Kristy Dawson Multi-Media Journalist 00:27,…
Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary’s new urgent treatment centre on course to open in January
A new Urgent Treatment Centre is being built next to the emergency department at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary,…
Blocked toilets at Newcastle hospital caused by flushing wipes costing nearly £1,000 to fix
A hospital trust said blocked toilets and drains cost it thousands.Wet wipes pulled out of a toilet at…
Northumberland man, 23, diagnosed with incurable cancer after being told it was ‘slipped disc’
Lewis Scarth was first told his cancer was actually a slipped disc – and spent months going back…
Woman diagnosed with incurable brain tumour in Newcastle after symptoms mistaken for panic attacks
Kim Wilson had three years of strange symptoms – even crashing her car – before she found out…
Heartbreak as County Durham baby who fell ill day after 1st birthday diagnosed with rare cancer
Finley Robson, aged one, will begin chemotherapy on Monday after being diagnosed with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Finley…
North East NHS trusts face ‘incredibly challenging’ year amid need to save more than £400m
“Difficult decisions” are ahead across the NHS bodies in the North East – meaning come next year there…