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Health leaders in the region are warning that NHS staff are facing increasing incidents of abuse from the public as the healthcare system braces itself for the very busy winter period.

Michael Evans, 68, spent three months at South Tyneside District Hospital after he became ill with coronavirus and has expressed his gratitude for the care he has been given.

Footballer Jordan's dad Brian and step mum Donna are leading an appeal to raise £85,000 as they want to repay the NHS following the businessman's own cancer treatment.

When Alex Payton and Mark Robson realised their baby was on the way after a family wedding, they headed straight back to their hometown so he would be welcomed into the world by the team which helped them through their pregnancy.

A robot which can dispense medications at the touch of a few buttons is being used to make a hospital pharmacy service quicker and safer after it moved into a new space.