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NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) needs more people from Teesside who were in hospital with COVID-19 to donate blood plasma.

This report from Healthwatch England and The Red Cross focuses on the discharge process between March and August and shines a light on people’s experiences of getting home from hospital.

The national Covid-19 vaccination programme has now started, with a hospital in Middlesbrough leading the way for Teesside on the fight against the coronavirus.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published reports on four care services in Stockton-on-Tees following recent inspections.

More than 2.5 million vulnerable people across England will be offered free vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has announced.

In the UK, around 22,000 people with diabetes die early every year and five million people in England are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes UK has provided some information on managing your diabetes while staying at home, as well as knowing the risks of type-2 diabetes.

On the 2 December the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees will be subject to ‘Tier 3: Very High Alert’ restrictions.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it's been estimated that across the UK there are 13.5 million unpaid carers. Many people are unaware of their rights as a carer and, as a result, are not accessing the help and support they are entitled to.

The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board (TSAB) is the statutory body that sets the strategic direction for safeguarding.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (SBC) and Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees have launched a dementia tool kit which has been welcomed by care homes across the Borough of Stockton.