Tyne Tees Nhs

Staff at The James Cook University Hospital say they are dealing with exceptional demand, partly fuelled by the spread of infections.

The NHS says hundreds of lives have been saved in the North East since lung health checks were introduced for smokers and former smokers in 2021.

Lucy Pearson, 37, was found dead after going missing from the psychiatric hospital where she was being treated for post-natal depression after her second child.