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NHS leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust are appealing for help from the public as local hospitals brace themselves for another round of industrial action.

NHS leaders are reminding the public to only call 999 for an ambulance or attend A&E for life-threatening conditions or injuries only, as the region's health services plan for further strike action this week.

Patients undergoing cancer care with us have rated care in their local hospitals amongst the very best in the NHS.

Parents will be pampered and get the chance to play with their little one at events to help champion breastfeeding.

Construction is well under way to build a new unit which will welcome patients, hosting tests and treatments which will help tackle hospital bed pressures.