Health

Senior doctors and nurses at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) are urging people to choose their health services wisely this August bank holiday weekend.

More lives could now be saved by the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance thanks to a sky-high donation of more than £160,000 which will boost funds to help it fly 24 hours a day.

Nottinghamshire residents are being warned after potentially harmful drugs were taken from a stolen medication delivery van.

The worst areas for the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections across the UK have been revealed, with chlamydia and gonorrhoea the most commonly diagnosed.

The Department for Transport has just released the results of an annual survey, which reveals how often people cycle in England.

Magnus, the Brussels Griffon terrier, has joined the team of ‘snuggle officers’ that volunteer at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) to cheer up and fuss over patients.

A fundraising stalwart of Bluebell Wood children’s hospice has left her post after 17 successful years.

More than a fifth of cancer patients in Bassetlaw are only diagnosed after an emergency visit to hospital, figures reveal.

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust chiefs are celebrating after it was  rated "good" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Grateful staff at a Bassetlaw Hospital ward have praised a man who has helped them buy items the NHS could not afford.

A man who worked for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals for almost 45 years has completed his last shift before relocating to a rural wooden lodge.

Innovative ways of working at Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop, which helped to save the NHS £1.72 million, have won a national award.

Nine schools in Bassetlaw have been recognised for their efforts to tackle attention deficit hyperactivity disoprder (ADHD) among their pupils.

Smoking rates have barely shifted in Bassetlaw in recent years, bucking the national trend.

Tommy Smith was just 11-months-old when he became lifeless at his family home.

The ‘Traffic-Light Hats’ appeal for new-born babies at Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop has featured on BBC TV’s ‘The One Show’.

A 65-year-old carer from Retford who has invited a woman with Down’s Syndrome to live with her in her home is urging others to offer the same help.