Patients in Prudhoe can look forward to improved access to modern healthcare facilities as a local branch surgery moves to new premises.

Members of the public are being reminded by their local NHS of the full range of healthcare options available to them over the bank holiday weekend.

People in Blyth Valley have joined forces with local GP leaders in a bid to help drive up standards even further around patient care.

Building work has begun on Morpeth’s £18m flagship health centre which will house two of the town’s GP practices.

Primary care trusts and local authorities in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland are delighted to announce a further reduction in the number of teenage pregnancies, according to government figures released recently.

The local NHS is celebrating International Women's Day by reminding women of the importance of taking up the opportunities of health screening.

A new iPhone application has been launched to help patients who suffer from a chronic condition which causes exhaustion to better manage their symptoms.

Local women are set to benefit from an improvement to the current cervical screening test.

The local NHS is supporting a campaign to help people in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland plan affordable healthier meals.

Taking up running can seem like a scary prospect, especially if you feel out of shape or unfit.