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Thousands of people in Newcastle invited to help NHS trial new cancer test
Newcastle has been selected as one of several places within the North East and North Cumbria to take part in the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. People in Newcastle aged 50 to 77 years old are being asked to […]
Region’s students urged to ‘grab a jab’ this half-term
As half-term approaches, NHS Covid-19 vaccination leaders in the North East and Yorkshire are urging students, and their families, to get vital protection against Covid-19. Many vaccination services across the region are increasing the number of clinics and pop-up sites to make it even easier for young people and their families to get jabbed during […]
Region’s vaccine teams protecting thousands of people every day
As NHS teams in the North East and Yorkshire continue to jab up to 11,000 people a day against Covid-19, vaccination leaders are reaching out to people who remain unvaccinated to take up the ‘Evergreen’ offer of protection against the Omicron variant and the risk of serious illness. All adults in the region are eligible […]
Beat the flu this winter
Dr Sanjay Gupta, Consultant Paediatrician at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, explains in this blog why ensuring children are vaccinated against flu is important both for their health and to help the NHS cope with winter pressures. Coronavirus and its variants have caused enough damage and disruption to everyone’s life over the past two […]
Covid-19 Evergreen vaccination offer to one million people in region
NHS vaccination leaders are urging the more than one million people in the North East and Yorkshire who remain unvaccinated against Covid-19 to come forward for their life-saving jab. Between today and Sunday (16 January) there will be more than 210,000 vaccination appointments available on the National Booking Service in the North East and Yorkshire […]
‘Get jabbed for 2022’ call, as region delivers 17 million Covid vaccinations
With more than 73,000 people across the North East and Yorkshire answering the call to get vaccinated on the two bank holidays after Christmas, the NHS is reminding people who are eligible there are still plenty of opportunities to get maximum protection against the Covid-19 Omicron variant. Newcastle’s Grainger Market, Elland Road park-and-ride in Leeds, […]
Records broken as region’s booster jabs campaign protects 4 million people
The region’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign continues to break records, with more than 4 million people in the North East and Yorkshire coming forward for their booster jabs, NHS figures show. The latest milestone in the turbo-charged NHS vaccination programme comes little more than a week since the region reached 3 million booster doses, which give […]
Thousands of people in Sunderland invited to help NHS trial new cancer test
Sunderland has been selected as one of several places within the North East and North Cumbria to take part in the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. People in Sunderland aged 50 to 77 years old are being asked to […]
People in North East and Yorkshire answer call to get booster jab
As the number of people in the North East and Yorkshire vaccinated against Covid-19 passes 16 million, the NHS has underlined its call for all eligible adults to get their booster jab by the end of the month. The 16 million jabs milestone comes as bookings in this region for booster jabs, which give vital protection against […]
Thousands of People in Whitehaven and Workington invited to help NHS trial new cancer test
Whitehaven and Workington have been selected within the North East and North Cumbria to take part in the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. People in Whitehaven and Workington aged 50 to 77 are being asked to look out for […]