Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a long-term condition that affects your digestive system and affects about 2 in 10 people in the UK. Women are twice as likely to develop IBS as men. Despite all this information nobody is 100% sure what is the exact cause of the condition. One […]
A mum from Newcastle has qualified to take part in the triathlon in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Joanna Shallcross, mum of five will be competing against 2500 people from around the world, on the 13th of October 2018. Joanna competed against 42 athletes to come first in the […]
A Sunderland butchers will be raising the ‘steaks’ this week for National Butchers week. Stirks, a family run business on Wearside who are known across the North East for their quality and affordable meat packs, have revealed they will be heading back to their roots between March 12-18 to […]
With weather like this week’s snow storm, most of us make the most of the cold air and extra snow by curling up with a mug of hot chocolate and enjoying the winter. The shorter amount of daylight through the winter is just another excuse to stay indoors. But this […]
A number of services at South Tyneside Hospital are being removed from the region or reduced, following a meeting of health bosses in Hebburn today. Stroke services, 24-hour children’s A&E and some maternity services are moving to Sunderland. South Tyneside Hospital will continue to operate children’s A&E units between 8am […]
With many of the region’s doctors, nurses and general staff made up of non-British nationalities, how will the NHS survive post Brexit? SRNews spoke to Michelle Gordon, a Sunderland based nurse. “I think it might be a death sentence for the NHS because prior to brexit the NHS was already […]
Following a year of renewed government promises to tackle mental health, a nurse describes her own experiences with Bipolar Disorder. Staff Nurse Elaine Francis, 32, who was diagnosed with the condition 5 years ago, outlines the cycle from the euphoria of the ‘hypomania’ phase to the spiral into depression, the […]
Thousands of patients will be affected by the closure of Earsdon Park Medical Practice according to the chairman of Healthwatch North Tyneside. The NHS GP Surgery, which operates across two centres in Shiremoor and Longbenton, is scheduled to close once the current contract runs out on March 31, 2018. Peter Kendrick, […]
Those who are living in the North East are twice as likely to die in a fire at home if they haven’t got a smoke alarm, according to the Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service. Smoke alarms that are correctly installed and maintained play a critical role in reducing fire related […]