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NHS staff can claim free coffee from Starbucks for one day only

Guest columnist Jake Richards is Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Rother Valley.

Column: It's high time Rother Valley's MP took part in a debate with me

Problem of discarded inhalers (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: ​Inhaler disposal causes environmental blight

Dr Kathy McLean, chair of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership.

NHS Column: I see great work happening among our communities across the county

WORKSOP, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a resident Q&A session at Cafe-Neo at the Priory Shopping Centre on November 17, 2023 in Worksop, England. (Photo by Peter Powell - Pool/Getty Images)

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Worksop for Q&A session

Rachael Holme, 51, from Clowne, was first diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in December 2021 and underwent a series of intense treatments followed by a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. (Photos courtesy of Rachael Holmes)

Mum pledges for help to get drug NHS only funds for primary cancer cases

A newborn baby in the maternity ward at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on May 22, 2020 in Frimley, United Kingdom. (Stock Image. Credit: Steve Parsons - Pool/Getty Images)

Bereaved families call for inquiry into NHS maternity services

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

The Facebook page for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) surpassed 50,000 likes, regularly attracting more than 300,000 views each and every month.

Bassetlaw hospitals’ Facebook page reaches 50,000 followers

Dr Manik Arora has been a practicing GP in Nottinghamshire since 2008 and is deputy medical director of NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board.

NHS column: ​Improving access to our GP services is really important for us all
At a time of ever-increasing demand for primary care, improving access to local GP services is really important for all of us.

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

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

Zoe Linitin, DBTH Chief People Officer, Sam Debbage, DBTH Director of Education and Research, and the Health and Wellbeing Team at 2023 Excellence in People Awards.

Bassetlaw hospital trust awarded menopause friendly accreditation

The researchers analysed data from 365 hospitals (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

167,000 people caught Covid in hospital during England's second wave

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

Warning of ADHD treatment drugs shortage in Nottinghamshire

EV charge points at Bassetlaw District Council’s Worksop car park

Bassetlaw Council switches on EV charging for NHS

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

Poor incontinence care costs NHS over half a billion pounds a year

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

Labour Party vows to turn NHS "on its head" with fundamental reform

Nottinghamshire is missing targets for childhood vaccinations. Photo: Other

Concerns raised over Nottinghamshire missing childhood vaccine targets

Many adults don't give their serious eye problems enough attention

Emotional Sarah Jane Porter reflects on the wonderful work of Derbyshire Pcurs

Daughter “gutted” after Derbyshire palliative care service reduced

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Ken Livingstone suffering from Alzheimer’s, family announces

Millions to miss out on Covid booster as NHS slashes eligibility

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

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

Sundown Adventureland is hosting Services Weekends on specific Saturdays and Sundays throughout September, where selected professions can purchase tickets for just £10.

Theme park is celebrating emergency services by offering discounted tickets
To celebrate some of the country’s most valued professions, Sundown Adventureland is hosting Services Weekends throughout September, where selected professions can purchase tickets for just £10.

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

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 Worksop 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

Pedestrians walk in the midday sun past the Palace of Westminster in central London on September 6, 2023 as the late summer heatwave continues.

Saturday set to be hottest day of the year, according to Met Office

The next phase of new homes at Longholme Park, Retford, are now available

Affordable homes reserved for NHS workers at new development in Retford

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

NHS nurse Kelly Foster, who failed her GCSEs

Woman becomes high ranking senior NHS nurse despite failing GCSEs

Outside Countess of Chester Hospital

Former nursing director suspended following Lucy Letby trial

NHS and Care Volunteer Responders is urgently calling for people in Bassetlaw to sign up and volunteer to support vulnerable people in the local community, ensuring access to essentials such as groceries, prescriptions, and medical equipment.

Call for volunteers to support vulnerable people in Bassetlaw

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s brother Charlie has died of cancer aged 53

Jeremy Hunt’s brother dies from cancer aged 53

A list of 18 medical conditions that could see you banned from flying

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

Colleagues, their friends, and family members, were invited to Yorkshire Wildlife Park as part of the nationwide celebrations honouring the National Health Service’s (NHS) 75th birthday.

Bassetlaw Hospital celebrated NHS anniversary at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Susan Morrison ‘showed solidarity’ with junior doctors

Junior doctors in England start their 5 day walkout

Zoe Lintin, Chief People Officer at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Long-serving staff at Bassetlaw Hospital join others for afternoon tea

Staples Dance Academy performing at last year's event

Healthy Sunday and Big Market set to return to Retford this weekend

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

First health and care awards launched in Nottinghamshire
Health and care workers will be celebrated in the first Nottinghamshire health and care awards, launched as part of 75th anniversary celebrations for the NHS.

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

First health and care awards launched in Nottinghamshire

Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a man with almost zero no-claims bonus, in Extraction 2 (photo: Netflix/Jasin Boland PA)

Just how do action heroes get third party insurance?

Medical historian reveals the biggest moments in history for the NHS

Medical historian reveals the biggest moments in history for the NHS

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her late father Captain Tom Moore (Photo: Getty Images)

Daughter of Sir Captain Tom Moore ordered to tear down home spa

Secondary school children will now get to have their flu vaccinations to reduce the risk of transmission to more vulnerable groups. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Flu vaccines to be offered to secondary pupils from September

Men's singles: The two-time Wimbledon champion (2013 and 2016) returns to SW19 looking to build on back-to-back Challenger Tour wins at Surbiton and Nottingham last month.

Andy Murray leads poignant tributes to NHS for 75th anniversary

Bassetlaw students attend innovative health and social care careers event to help inspire the next generation of healthcare workers

Bassetlaw students attend health and social care careers event

More healthcare workers are walking out over their long-standing dispute over pay (Mary Turner/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

NHS strikes disrupt nearly 650,000 appointments

Blue Light Card holders will be able to get exclusive offers this weekend

Blue Light Weekend launches with huge offers - how to claim

Tom Hardy bedtime stories: Actor returns to CBeebies with Zog & the Flying Doctors celebrating 75 years of NHS

CBeebies Bedtime Stories: Tom Hardy returns for 6 new episodes