Health

They’ve done it!

Just a year on from a life-changing operation on her spine, young Dottie O’Keefe is continuing to surprise people every day.

Hardy athletes swam, pedalled and ran to raise cash for charity.

Look at her go! Just over a year ago, five-year-old Dottie O’Keefe, who has cerebral palsy, could hardly walk.

The NHS trust which runs Hartlepool Hospital has transformed its statistics on patient deaths to become the best performing in the region.

An awareness event is being held in Hartlepool later this month and bosses are urging stroke survivors and their families to attend.

A public inquiry into a national scandal when thousands of people were given infected blood products has started.

The widow of a Hartlepool man who died from contaminated blood says she hopes the infected blood inquiry will put victims at its centre.

A former homeless man has had his life turned around after an old school friend saw hime on a popular TV programme and offered him a job in a Hartlepool gym.

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal in England will receive more money, the Government said, as a public inquiry begins.

A new campaign is being launched to give advice to Hartlepool parents of children with additional needs to help those couples keep their relationship strong.

A Hartlepool care home is using innovative technology to help stimulate residents with dementia.