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An ambulance in wintery conditions

St John Ambulance issues cold weather first aid advice

Coun Lee Waters says it will be 'impossible for Nottinghamshire to be smoke-free while tobacco investments continue in the pensions fund. Photo: Submitted

Councillor says smoke-free Nottinghamshire 'impossible' with tobacco investments

EMAS says it is working to resolve concerns over 'corridor care' in Nottinghamshire hospitals. Photo: Other

Ambulance service responds to concerns about ‘corridor care’ in local hospitals

Complaints against NHS GPs and dentists have risen in Nottinghamshire

Rise in complaints against Nottinghamshire NHS GPs and dentists

A St John Ambulance volunteer at a fireworks display

Remember, remember first aid in November

People are are most at risk as being urged to get their Covid jabs. Photo: Getty Images

NHS chiefs urging those most at risk to get their Covid jabs

Nottinghamshire folk spent almost £50m of their own money on adult social care last year. Photo: Other

People spent nearly £50m of their own cash on adult social care last year

Experts are warning of shortages of treatment drugs for ADHD. Photo: Getty

Warning of ADHD treatment drugs shortage in Nottinghamshire

Jack and Sarah Hawkins felt their voices were 'being silenced' with the letter not being read out. Photo: Other

Anger at refusal to read out letter from bereaved families at hospitals meeting

Nottinghamshire assistant chief constable Rob Griffin will lead the criminal investigation into maternity failings at Nottingham hospitals. Photo: Submitted

Police investigation into hospital maternity failings not until spring 2024

Nottingham Univeristy Hospitals Trust is missing A&E targets, NHS figures say. Photo: Submitted

New figures show Nottingham University Hospitals is missing A&E targets
More than two in five people who arrived at A&E in Nottingham University Hospitals were seen within four hours last month, new figures show – missing the NHS recovery target.

Bosses at NUH say a number of significant improvements have been made since the survey took place Photo: Submitted

Disabled staff at hospitals trust almost twice as likely to experience bullying

New figures reveal more than 500 miles of footpaths have disappeared in Nottinghamshire in the last century. Photo: Other

Nottinghamshire has lost more than 500 miles of footpaths in the past century

An artists impression of how the new-look QMC might look. Photo: Submitted

Public consultation on major Nottingham Hospitals plans moves a step closer

The team from Hall Park on one of their last milestone stops

Bulwell care home raises funds for Alzheimer's Awareness

Team from Hall Park presenting cheque to Open Minds Team

Care home's donation to Open Minds charity

Nottinghamshire residents will benefit from POhWER's re-tender bid.

Nottinghamshire residents benefit from charity's re-tender bid

Nottinghamshire is missing targets for childhood vaccinations. Photo: Other

Concerns raised over Nottinghamshire missing childhood vaccine targets

Danielle Haddon has won an award at this year's BAME Health and Care Awards. Photo: Submitted

National award for Danielle for support of BME colleagues and patients

The stroke team at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust has been nominated for a national award. Photo: Google

Nottinghamshire Healthcare stroke team nominated for national award

The charity enjoys celebrity support from TV star Claudia Winkleman (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Support celebrity style against child cancer cause

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Hall Park care home present a cheque to Nottingham charity, Open Minds

Bulwell care home presents cheque to local charity

Plans for a new £15m facility to reduce emissions at the QMC have been approved. Photo: Other

Green light for new £15m facility at QMC to help cut hazardous emissions

NHS figures show 9,090 concerns of suspected abuse were made about adults with care and support needs in Nottinghamshire in the year to March

Almost 10,000 safeguarding concerns about vulnerable adult in Nottinghamshire

Board members at NUH are putting plans in place to ensure horrors like the Lucy Letby (inset) case can never be repated at Nottingham hospitals. Photos: Other

Hospital trust plans to ensure no repeat of Lucy Letby case in Nottingham

preparing healthy food

Nutrition expert recommends foods that combat seasonal blues

The CQC has found improvements at both the NUH-run QMC and Nottingham City Hospitals after its latest inspection. Photo: Submitted

Inspectors find improvements in services at hospitals trust
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection of maternity services and leadership at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) in April and June.

Across the UK, smoking among adults fell to its lowest level of 12.9 per cent last year, a drop on the 13.3 per cent reported in 2021. (Photo by: Jonathan Brady/PA/Radar)

Increased rate of smokers in Ashfield

In Nottingham and Nottinghamshire there are more than 73,000 registered diabetics aged 17 and over

Special online diabetes support clinic being hosted in Nottinghamshire

Eligible patients in Nottinghamshire can start getting Covid jabs now ahead of winter. Photo: Getty Images

Covid winter vaccinations brought forward due to risk of new variant

There were 35,000 hospitalisations of young women and girls due to self-harm in 2021-22. (Photo by: Gareth Fuller/PA/Radar)

Young women more likely to be hospitalised for self-harm

A resident helps with the housekeeping tasks at Hall Park Care Home in Bulwell. (Photo by: Hall Park Care Home)

Bulwell care home marks housekeeping week

Jamie Hastie and his family during Lymphoma Action's Bridges of London walk. Photo: Adam Hollier

Jamie shares his story of fighting lymphoma for Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Nationally, 18.1 million adults were seen by an NHS dentist in the 24 months to June 30 this year. (Photo by: PA/Radar)

Proportion seen by NHS dentists in Ashfield remains below pre-pandemic levels

Nottinghamshire Council's County Hall headquarters in West Bridgford. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

Safeguarding of young families central to new review of health visitors service

Across England, there were 29,981 admissions in the year to March, 3,833 fewer than between 2019-20. (Photo by: Rui Vieira/PA/Radar)

Dozens of admissions for tooth extractions on children in Nottinghamshire

Nottingham CityCare's Carolin Tomlinson has been nominated for a national award. Photo: Submitted

Nottingham healthcare provider nominated for two national awards

NHS consultants are striking for two days again this week. Photo: Getty Images

Nottinghamshire NHS bracing itself ahead of two-day consultants strike

Pharmacies across Nottinghamshire have signed up to the new extended care service scheme. Photo: Submitted

More services now available at local pharmacies across Nottinghamshire

Toothbrushing packs will be given to vulnerable people and families in Nottinghamshire

Toothbrushing packs will be given out to support vulnerable people and families

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea rates in Nottingham have risen above the England average. Photo: Other

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea rates rise in Nottingham

Diane Hull has been appointed to the board of Nottinghamshire Healthcare

Nottinghamshire Healthcare announces Diane Hull as new board member

The fingerprick tests are sent out in discreet packaging. (Photo by: Pexels)

Nottingham leads country in hepatitis C home-testing response

Across England, the percentage of patients saying they had long Covid symptoms increased from 4.4 per cent in 2022 to 5 per cent this year. (Photo by: Anna Gowthorpe/PA/Radar)

Tens of thousands of people may have long Covid in Nottinghamshire
Tens of thousands of people in Nottinghamshire could be suffering from long Covid, new estimates suggest.

Coun Dr John Doddy, left, with Health Secretary Steve Barclay. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

Doctor wants flouride added to all of Nottinghamshire’s tap water

Nationally, 71.3 per cent of patients said they had a good overall experience with their GP practice this year, a significant fall from 82.9 per cent pre-pandemic. (Photo by: Anthony Devlin/PA Radar)

Satisfaction with GPs falls in Nottinghamshire

Anthony Clarkson, NHS Blood and Transplant director of organ donation and transplantatio. (Photo by NHS Blood and Transplant)

Organ transplant rates continue to recover, but thousands are still waiting

National admission rates for liver disease have increased by 22 per cent in the year to 2021-22 compared with the year before – rising to 82,000 from 67,000 in 2020-21. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Radar

Ashfield among worst areas in England for liver disease

Junior doctors across Nottinghamshire will be going on strike again this week. Photo: Getty Images

Health chiefs preparing for strikes by junior doctors and consultants

Nottingham University Hospitals Trust promised a new relationship with families affected by maternity care failings

Health trust pledges new relationship with families hit by maternity failures

Staff from Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust who attended events in London to mark the NHS's 75th anniversary, from left: Corinne Kitchen, Suman Dove, Amy Gouldstone, Mitchel Speed and Rebecca Isaac

Ashfield and Nottinghamshire NHS workers celebrate 75 years of the NHS

Staff members across Nottinghamshire are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the NHS

Nottinghamshire healthcare leaders praise the ‘spirit of the NHS’

A total of 193,016 deaths were recorded throughout England by June 22, 2023. Picture: Viacheslav Lopatin/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Two more Covid deaths across Hucknall and Bulwell area

New born baby vest to mark 75th anniversary of the NHS. Photo: Stu Norton

First health and care awards launched in Nottinghamshire