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Nottingham City Council has approved a £700,000 boost to help refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham access healthcare. Photo: Submitted

£700,000 boost to help refugees and asylum seekers get healthcare in Nottingham

The NHS are asking people to protect themselves from a 'tripledemic' of RSV, Covid and flu this winter.

What is the 'tripledemic'? Cold, flu and RSV risks explained

Pregnant woman being vaccinated

Autumn COVID-19 vaccinations now available

A video captured an attack by dog in Dagnam Crescent, Arbourthorne. Picture: South Yorkshire Police

Watch: Man is attacked by two dogs - leaving him and girl, 14, injured

Dr Dave Briggs is medical director at Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.

Column: Using the NHS App can give patients across county more choice

Millions of people eligible for the flu jab can now book their appointment.

Flu jab: How to check if you're eligible and when booking opens

The NHS will be starting the Covid autumn vaccine programme this autumn.

Who is eligible for the Covid vaccine as cases of XEC variant rise

A person in the UK has died in an E.coli outbreak. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

What is E coli? Signs of infection to look out for after mum dies

Baby Alicia's parents have used the NHS compensation they received after failings by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to fund research into the little-known condition which played a role in her death.

Signs of little-known condition as couple compensated for stillbirth

Cases of Covid are on the rise thanks to the new XEC Covid variant.

Where to get Covid tests as new XEC variant is on the rise

Maria Bodea, 86, and daughter Sanda as they wait in hospital corridor after Maria was admitted to hospital after a suspected heart attack.

Watch: Gran waits 25 hours in hospital corridor after heart attack

Footage shows patients waiting on trolley beds in a hospital corridor - with 86-year-old gran Maria Bodea waiting 25 hours next to a cold doorway after she suffered a suspected heart attack before giving up and going home.

Jessica Martin

Sophie Dale with her son Levi who was nearly killed by measles.

Measles signs and symptoms as baby 'nearly dies'

An optometrist doing an eye test

Book a routine eye test and help spot health issues early

The top 10 reasons that NHS staff are missing work.

The top 10 reasons that NHS staff are missing work

From lab coat to beer stein: Aldi hires NHS biomedical scientist as its official beer taster.

Aldi hires NHS biomedical scientist as its official beer taster

The new XEC Covid variant is starting to spread.

New XEC Covid variant starting to spread - what are the symptoms?

Well Pharmacy is now urging people to book themselves in for a winter flu jab.

Pharmacists stock-up on flu jab after major outbreak in Australia

Eight-year-old Mia Glynn died of sepsis hours after she was sent home twice by a GP (Photo by Irwin Mitchell/SWNS)

Sepsis signs and symptoms as girl dies after being sent home by GP

Tom Moss' hole in his leg | Tom Moss / SWNS

I have a permanent hole in my leg...doctors say it will never heal

The Darzi report has found that the NHS is in a "critical condition". (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Lord Darzi review: What does it mean for you?

Ashfield community safety partnership has secured nearly £500,000 to implement several community safety initiatives in the district. Photo: Submitted

Ashfield Council secures almost £500,000 in community safety grants

Warnings have been raised over the dangers of disease after a fall in Nottinghamshire vaccination rates. Photo: Other

Fears people ‘don’t know how bad diseases are’ as vaccination rate falters

Older Hucknall residents who are smokers, or have smoked, are to be invited for free lung checks. Photo: Submitted

Older Hucknall residents can get a free 'MOT for their lungs' this autumn

'Here's why tea and toast was the best meal I had after giving birth' (Photo: Gina Sanders - stock.adobe.com)

'Why tea and toast is the most comforting meal after giving birth'

Lisa & Andy Morgan - Omaze winners at their new £4.5m Cornwall home.

NHS nurse wins £4.5million home - then works a 12-hour shift

​Dr Dave Briggs, medical director at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

NHS Column: The first RSV vaccine is a key addition to make use of for winter

A doctor checks on a patient with sores caused by a mpox infection. (Photo: ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Mpox: symptoms and what does mpox rash look like?

You should get advice from 111 as soon as possible if you think you have shingles

Shingles vaccine: who is eligible and is shingles contagious?

Here’s what you need to know 🤒

Sarah McCann

Four options will be presented to the Adult Social Care and Public Health Select Committee

Councillors to debate future of healthcare programme after CQC review

Man smokes a cigarette outside pub.

Watch: Would an outdoor smoking ban kill the ‘Great British pub’?

It's important to have access to a GP when you're at university. (Photo: Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

Student health: how to register with a GP at university

The RSV vaccination programme has launched across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Photo: Gustavo Fring/Pexels)

What is the RSV vaccine and who is eligible?

28 British nationals have died in Turkey following elective cosmetic procedures since 2019 according to the Foreign Office. (Photo: Pexels, RDNE Stock project)

The NHS guidance for surgery abroad as British mum dies in Turkey

A woman infected with Mpox shows her arms at the Kamenge University Hospital's Mpox treatment centre in Bujumbura on August 22, 2024. (Photo: TCHANDROU NITANGA/AFP via Getty Images)

How worried should we be about Mpox - is it the new Covid?

Elizabeth Hon won the £85k car and £100k in cash in an Omaze prize draw.

Watch: NHS nurse wins £85k sports car and £100k in cash

There are over 3 million posts about ADHD on TikTok. (Photo: cottonbro studio/Pexels)

The real symptoms of ADHD and how to spot 'misleading' content

The Teenage Cancer Trust warns against ‘sunburning’ trend on social media. (Photo: Pixabay/Pexels)

TikTok's 'sunburning' trend explained - and why it's so dangerous

1 in 3 Brits are scared and embarrassed of getting into a new sport

Lecanemab is designed to target and clear a protein called amyloid from patient’s brains (Photo: Adobe)

Lecanemab UK: what is it and how much does Alzheimer's drug cost?

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman. (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman

A doctor checks on a patient with sores caused by an mpox infection in 2022. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Will people have to isolate if they catch mpox?

Antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea cases are on the rise according to the UKHSA (Photo: Pixabay)

Warning as antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea cases on the rise

The families of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar say the authorities have 'blood on their hands' after a series of errors allowed Valdo Calocane to be free to kill. Photo: Other

Nottingham attack victims' families say authorities have 'blood on their hands'

Dentist reveals key symptoms of mouth cancer that you may overlook. (Photo: Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

Warning over mouth cancer - 9 key symptoms to watch out for

These 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill (Photo: Pexel, Etatics Inc)

The 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill

Leading pharmacist warns these combinations could be dangerous 💊

Sarah McCann

Accessing an NHS dentist is a challenge right now. (Photo: Pexels, Cedric Fauntleroy)

NHS dentist: How many dentists are accepting NHS patients?

A woman may be able to eat for the first time in three years after surgeons corrected a weight loss operation carried out in Turkey.

Video: Botched weight loss surgery left me with "concrete" organs

Work is underway to demolish the old Hucknall police station. Photo: National World

End of an era as old police station starts to be demolished

GPs are voting whether or not to go on strike for the first time in 60 years. (Photo: Charles Milligan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

GPs are threatening strike action - what does it mean for you?

Blood shortages in England have triggered an “amber alert”. (Photo: Pexel, FRANK MERIÑO)

The health conditions that could stop you from giving blood

If you test positive for Covid it's recommended that you try to stay home. (Photo: Pexel/Andrea Piacquadio)

Covid rules if you test positive as cases rise in the UK

Nottinghamshire Council is to get a bonus £14m to help adult social care. Photo: Submitted

County council to receive bonus £14m health grant to help adult social care

An estimated 10 million people in the UK live with headaches everyday. (Photo: Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

I'm a pharmacist - these are the five different types of headaches

Prescription drugs including codeine could land you in trouble if you take them abroad. (Photo: Pexel, Karolina Kaboompics)

The 5 common medications that could get you jailed for taking abroad

Health chiefs are concerned over low vaccination uptake rates in Nottinghamshire. Photo: Submitted

Concern continues over low vaccination uptake in Nottinghamshire