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Jo White, MP for Bassetlaw. Photo: Submitted

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A fifth of people in Nottinghamshire are regularly living with joint pain. Photo: Other

A fifth of Nottinghamshire people suffer with joint, bone and muscle conditions

New figures suggest one in 20 adult deaths in Nottinghamshire could be caused by air pollution. Photo: Other

One in 20 deaths in Nottinghamshire could be caused by air pollution

More people were in contact with drug and alcohol treatment in Nottinghamshire last year, new figures show.

More people in addiction treatment in Nottinghamshire

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

The were more abortions recorded in Nottinghamshire in 2022, new figures show. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Rise in abortions recorded in Nottinghamshire

Young women in Nottingham are expected to spend years more of their lives providing unpaid care than their male counterparts

Women expected to spend years longer than men providing unpaid care

Complaints against NHS GPs and dentists have risen in Nottinghamshire

Rise in complaints against Nottinghamshire NHS GPs and dentists

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

Breaking NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer
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Breaking 39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith

Funding to help older and disabled people live independently in Bassetlaw

Will Quince MP, Minister of State for Department of Health and Social Care, visits Bassetlaw Hospital

Will Quince MP visits Bassetlaw Hospital

Suzy Brain England OBE and Brendan Clarke-Smith MP cutting the turf

Ceremony marks beginning of major revamp of A&E at Worksop's Bassetlaw Hospital

Discharge lounge facilities have been improved at Bassetlaw Hospital

Bassetlaw hospital trust upgrades facilities thanks to £480,000 Government grant

Nottinghamshire Council's County Hall headquarters on the banks of the River Trent in West Bridgford.

Council grant to help reduce adult social care waiting times

Across England and Wales 137,447 more deaths were registered between March 2020 and June 2022 than expected compared with previous years.

Hundreds of excess deaths in Worksop during Covid-19

The Department of Health and Social Care said a record-breaking number of GPs started training last year.

More GPs in Nottinghamshire despite national workforce crisis warning

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’

Calorie counts to feature on menus from today to tackle obesity

The Department of Health and Social Care will close all Covid-19 test centres nationally on March 30

All Rotherham’s Covid test centres to close in pandemic response stand-down

Pregnant women getting Covid-19 vaccine

New campaign calls on pregnant women to get Covid-19 vaccine to reduce risk to b...

These NHS prescription rule changes could leave millions of people worse off

Health leaders issue warning over Covid booster appointment no-shows

From 7December UK holidaymakers must take a pre-departure Covid test (Photo: Getty Images)

Pre-departure Covid tests to return for UK travellers in rule crackdown

British adults could get fourth Covid jab as deal agreed for 114m extra doses

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to resident Kathleen during a visit to Westport Care Home in east London on September 7, 2021. - Breaking an election pledge not to raise taxes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced hefty new funding to fix a social care crisis and a pandemic surge in hospital waiting lists. (Photo by Paul EDWARDS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

These are the new rules on the social care cap in England Heather Carrick

All care home workers in England are legally required to have been fully vaccinated by 11 November (Photo: Getty Images)

Thousands of care home staff to lose jobs as Covid jab policy kicks in

Molunpiravir has been shown to cut the risk of hospital admission or death by 50% among at-risk adults (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two new Covid antiviral drugs secured to protect most at-risk this winter

Mandatory requirements would mean only those who are fully vaccinated against Covid, unless medically exempt, could be deployed to deliver health and care services (Photo: Shutterstock)

Consultation on mandatory Covid vaccination for health and care staff begins

Nottinghamshire County Council’s current stock of PPE gives the “assurance” it can manage a potential Covid peak this winter.

Council has has 'good levels' of PPE to manage a potential winter Covid spike

Anyone over the age of 18 in the UK can opt in to the antibody testing programme (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get a Covid antibody test as new UK programme launches this week

The government will remove some 57 companies from its list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist, or do not provide the relevant tests required for travel (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Cowboy’ Covid travel test providers to be struck off Gov.uk list over misleadin...

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been given approval for use in children aged 12 to 17 (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna Covid vaccine given green light for 12 to 17 year-olds in UK

Covid test should be capped at £40 to save aviation sector, claims Conservative ...

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Three-quarters of adults have received both doses of Covid vaccine - how to book...

A Government source said that Spain "won't be going on the Amber watchlist" (Photo: JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

'It's not going to happen': Spain avoids being placed on UK Red travel list as B...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

Fully jabbed frontline NHS staff in England will, in “exceptional circumstances”, be permitted to carry on working if they are “pinged” (Getty Images)

Fully jabbed NHS staff could be spared from isolation rules to avoid ‘pingdemic’

The Health Secretary urged all those eligible to take up the jab (Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to offer 35m people free jabs in biggest ever roll out - how to book yours

Thousands of women in Nottinghamshire had an abortion last year, figures show, amid a relaxation in rules around seeking treatment at home.

Thousands of abortions recorded in Nottinghamshire

No “variants of concern” were reported among any passengers returning from amber countries (Photo: Getty Images)

Just 1 in every 200 travellers from amber list countries testing positive for Co...

Ministers are reportedly preparing to announce that care home workers in England will be required to have mandatory Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccines set to be made a requirement for care home staff in England

About one million people aged 30 and 31 will get a text message in coming days (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Indian variant hotspots told ‘there are no local lockdowns’ as new guidance issu... Chelsea Rocks

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' decisions during pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' deci...

This is how rapid Covid testing of pupils will work - and the risk of infection ...

The tests will be available to families and children from 1 March (Photo: Getty Images)

Families with children in school or college to get free Covid tests under reopen...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

Mencap Chief Executive called the DNACPR notices "unacceptable" (Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid patients with learning disabilities may have been issued blanket ‘do not r...

People begin surge testing for the Kent coronavirus variant - which is thought to spread more easily than the original novel coronavirus - in Mancheste (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Government might be rolling out 'surge' Covid testing nationally - what you ...

Only people with severe asthma will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine (Photo: Shutterstock)

Only severe asthma sufferers to be prioritised for Covid vaccine - how to tell i...

Letters inviting over 65s for Covid vaccine will be sent out from Monday (Photo: Shutterstock)

Letters inviting over 65s for Covid vaccine will be sent out from Monday

Travellers returning from Covid-19 hotspots abroad will have to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days (Photo: Getty Images)

No formal contracts awarded to hotels - a week before new quarantine policy star...

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