Health

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.

A young schoolgirl from Clowne has lost her lovely locks and donated them to a very good cause - all in the memory of her aunt.

The trust which runs Bassetlaw hospital says no patients have fallen victim to the recent listeria outbreak at UK hospitals.

The new boss of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice says disabled children and their families are missing out on vital care and support as a result of Government cuts.

One in six mums who give birth at the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust smoked while pregnant, figures reveal.

Dating apps have been blamed for a rising STI rate in Nottinghamshire.

A charity ball at Bawtry Hall has raised more than £3,000 for Cancer Research UK and Firefly, a Doncaster-based charity providing support and free transport to local cancer patients,

Dying at home is becoming more common in Nottinghamshire, according to official figures.

More than £3,000 has been raised for Cancer Research UK and Firefly, a Doncaster-based charity providing support and free transport to local cancer patients, at a charity ball.