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14.12.2009 - BBC News Tyne
A 50-seat cinema showing the latest box office releases is to be opened for patients at a Newcastle Hospital.
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26.10.2009 - Journal Live
MOTORBIKE enthusiasts arrived back in the region yesterday after a mammoth journey to raise vital funds for a local hospital. Paul O’Callaghan and David Hall, who own the Harley Davidson and Buell dealership in Sandyford, Newcastle, were joined by six friends to ride more than 1,700 miles in three days.
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02.10.2009 - BBC News Tyne
Work is due to begin on a dedicated transplant centre in Tyneside, described as the first of its kind in the UK.
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28.09.2009 - Journal Live
As a world-leading centre for cancer patients opens in the North East, health correspondent Helen Rae gets an exclusive look around. FROM the outside its impressive entrance looks more like a exclusive hotel than a life-saving centre.
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01.07.2009 - Journal Live
GREAT North Run founder Brendan Foster has announced a special partnership between the North East’s biggest sporting event and a new children’s hospital in the region.
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21.04.2009 - BBC News England
A high-profile campaign is running to highlight a "forgotten" cancer for which the north-east of England and Cumbria are blackspots. Experts say along with Scotland the areas have the highest number of cases in the world of a form of cancer of the oesophagus.
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19.01.2009 - Journal Live
A SINGER whose family has been stuck twice by cancer is belting out support for Sir Bobby Robson’s fundraising drive. Andrew Kerry‘s mother Norah died from cancer of the oesophagus eight years ago and since then he and his family have raised nearly £30,000 to help support the research work of Professor...
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27.12.2008 - Journal Live
A BABY whose life was saved by Viagra has started walking. Lewis Goodfellow was born 16 weeks prematurely weighing 1lb 8oz at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
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26.12.2008 - Hartlepool Today
A YOUNGSTER is having the best Christmas ever after getting a new kidney in a life-saving operation.
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17.12.2008 - Chronicle Live
FESTIVE wishes came true for these poorly youngsters. All hope to be back home for the arrival of Father Christmas, but a surprise visit by their favourite Toon stars had them beaming.
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17.12.2008 - TS10 Redcar
TEESSIDE parents Nicola Wheatley and Marc Sweeting are only asking for one thing this Christmas - to have their daughter Millie safely out of intensive care.
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24.11.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
THEY may only be small but each one has won a huge fight for life. And staff from the special baby care unit, who helped them, were reunited with the children and their families at the Tiny Lives Christmas celebration yesterday.
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20.11.2008 - Sunday Sun
THESE exclusive pictures provide the first glimpse inside the new £100m Great North Children’s Hospital. Sunday Sun readers are the first to take this visual tour of the site at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary.
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17.11.2008 - Sunderland Echo
The parents of a baby who defied the odds to survive are hoping to have her home for Christmas. Despite being born 17 weeks prematurely, battling East Durham tot, Chloe Wilson, is getting stronger each day.
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15.11.2008 - Journal Live
IT is a memorable moment in any mother’s life when her child utters their first word. But when Daniel Sewell said “Mam” for the first time it was an extra special for his mum Alison.
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15.11.2008 - The Sun
BATTLING Chloe Wilson is dwarfed by her cuddly toy after being born at TWENTY-THREE weeks. The 1lb 2oz miracle whose tragic twin Ellie died came into the world just days older than the youngest-ever surviving premature baby.
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09.11.2008 - Sunday Sun
1 2 next » THESE pictures show just how far burns victim Abbie Beattie has come in the past seven years. Her happy, smiling face is a tribute both to her own bravery and to the amazing work of plastic surgeons and other medical staff at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary.
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02.11.2008 - Sunday Sun
THESE amazing pictures offer a glimpse of a world-class hospital for children to be built in the North . . . with your help. The £100m Great North Children’s Hospital — due to welcome its first patients next year — is currently under construction next to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
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24.10.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
NEW figures show cases of the hospital superbug Clostridium diff-icile have fallen in the region in the last six months. But despite the overall drop, Northumberland NHS Foundation Trust saw a rise â with 115 cases compared to 96.
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22.10.2008 - The Shields Gazette
BEAMING for the camera – these proud parents are cradling the baby they thought they'd never see. Little fighter Jessie Temple weighed just 1lb 12oz when she was delivered nine weeks early on July 14, after she'd stopped growing in her mum's womb.
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04.09.2008 - West Cumberland Times and Star
IT HAS been a huge week for six-year-old Chloe Lambert â⠬â she started back at school, her dadâ⠬⠢s local pub raised over à £1,600 for charity and she was given the all-clear after a battle with leukaemia.
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01.09.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Young people with cleft lips and palates proudly showed off a film they made to help others on Tyneside with the condition. Health Reporter HELEN RAE takes a look at their experiences SCORES of people born with cleft lips and palates took part in a fun event at a North East hospital to highlight the...
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28.08.2008 - The Northern Echo
A LEADING eye specialist has praised health bosses for investment that means North- East patients have been the first in the country to get sight-saving treatment.
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16.08.2008 - News and Star
WHEN Kasabian rock out Carlisleâ⠬⠢s Sands Centre tonight the sound will be especially sweet for two Cumbrian teenagers. Fans Niall Ritchie and Emily Richardson have been given tickets for the sell-out gig as a reward for the way they have both bravely battled cancer.
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15.08.2008 - Sunderland Echo
Two years ago Kenzi Quinn was on an operating table at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, having a life-saving kidney transplant.Now the six-year-old is going from strength to strength, winning two gold medals and one silver at her first British Transplant Games.
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11.08.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
A childrenâ s charity has given a grant to a Tyneside doctor for research into identical twins. AILSA MACMILLAN examines how the medical study has helped further child healthcare today.
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05.08.2008 - Times Online
A newborn baby was saved from kidney failure after a paediatrician built a dialysis machine for her in his garage. Millie Kelly was given little chance of surviving her first weeks when she suffered kidney failure after a lifesaving operation.
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17.07.2008 - News Guardian
Nine-year-old Chloe Allan from Queens Crescent is involved in the project, which uses tailor-made computer games and is being piloted at the Cerebral Palsy Research and Therapy Centre, with ten other children from the north east.
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09.07.2008 - Northeast Journal
CHILDREN with cerebral palsy are being encouraged to play computer games in a pioneering way to help treat the condition. Ten North East families are taking part in the therapy trials using specially-written software and hi-tech Nintendo Wii remote controls.
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09.07.2008 - News Guardian
A PURPOSE-built cinema is being installed in the heart of a new development at a Tyneside hospital. Patients at the Royal Victoria Infirmary will soon benefit from the big screen thanks to the hospital joining forces with the Newcastle Healthcare Charity and MediCentre, a national charity supported by the...
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08.07.2008 - News Guardian
WHEN George Thompson, of Tyne Bowling Club, was admitted to Newcastle's RVI last September to undergo treatment for stomach cancer he could hardly have imagined that one of the consequences would be a charity bowls match this Saturday afternoon on Tyne's green in Tynemouth Park.
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05.07.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
THE announcement of his name brought beaming smiles to their young faces. But Kevin Keegan was visiting Newcastleâ s Royal Victoria Infirmary to announce a special name himself.
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03.07.2008 - Berwick Advertiser
The 245-bed state-of-the-art complex is expected to be fully completed by 2010, bringing together services currently offered at three different sites within the city.
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26.06.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Plans for region's first hospital cinema unveiled by , Evening Chronicle PLANS for the regions first hospital cinema, offering bedridden patients the chance to enjoy the silver screen, have been launched.
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23.06.2008 - News and Star
A teenager has won the battle with cancer her father lost when she was a little girl â⠬â and received a magical reward for her bravery. Images: more photos of the circus day Emily Richardson, of Great Corby near Carlisle, spent almost a year in hospital after she was diagnosed with the bone cancer...
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23.06.2008 - News and Star
Doctors feared the worst for baby Cameron Armstrong and gave him a mere 50 per cent chance of survival when he arrived 14 weeks early. Weighing just 2lb 1oz, the tot survived thanks to the dedication of medical staff at Carlisleâ s Cumberland Infirmary and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Newcastle.
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17.06.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
A North East student nurse has shared her transplant experiences with US youngsters. Health Reporter HELEN RAE finds out more A NURSING student who underwent a successful kidney transplant as a child proved she was an inspiration for young transplant patients all over the world.
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04.06.2008 - Gazette Live
WHEN Emily Curtis fought off a rare cancer her family breathed a huge sigh of relief. The germ cell cancer was not known for coming back. But on April 16 barely a week after celebrating her seventh birthday Emilyâ s family received the devastating news that the disease had returned.
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02.06.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
A special charity appeal that will help scores of sick children in the region is halfway to reaching its £470,000 target. Health Reporter HELEN RAE takes a look JUST weeks ago football hero Alan Shearer pledged his support to help transform the lives of children needing treatment at Newcastleâ s Royal...
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28.05.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
PROUDLY wearing his white martial arts outfit, Nathaniel Smith is a fighter in more ways than one. Two years ago he was in intensive care after a fire ripped through his home on the Springwell Estate, Gateshead, leaving him with burns to two-thirds of his body.
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27.05.2008 - Gazette Live
A TEENAGER has been left with horrific burns after suffering a huge electric shock. The 13-year-old was rushed to hospital with 50% burns on Saturday night.
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20.05.2008 - Sunderland Echo
A toddler who became the youngest person to beat cancer with chemotherapy has been celebrating a special day. Not only has this little star been enjoying his third birthday, he has also helped raise 50,000 to support other sick children.
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20.05.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
BUMBER baby Charlie Robert Fenwick bounced into the world at a staggering 12lb 1oz. He became one of the biggest babies ever born in the North East and at just seven weeks is already the size of a three-month-old.
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25.04.2008 - Northeast Journal
A NEW star was crowned last night as thousands of pounds was raised to help young cancer sufferers across the region. Teenager Karen Harding wowed the judges in the final of the Music Means Life concert, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
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22.04.2008 - Metro Radio
Get a move on and become part of the Run This yearâ s Greggâ s Childrenâ s Cancer Run will take place at Gosforth Park on Sunday, 11th May and Metro Radio and Magic 1152 are pleased to be supporting the event.
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21.04.2008 - Northeast Journal
THIS weekend Tracy Ridley should have been giving birth to her second child. But instead her daughter Paige is three months old, having been born prematurely on January 17.
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14.04.2008 - BBC
Jordon Thompson died in September 2007A cancer charity is being launched at the home of Newcastle United in memory of a talented 15-year-old footballer who died last September.
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12.04.2008 - Sunderland Echo
HE looks like any normal eight-month-old baby - but little Bailey Cooper is battling through his first bout of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer.
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08.04.2008 - BBC
Alice waited four years for a kidney transplantA seven-year-old Teesside girl who waited four years for a life-saving kidney transplant is out of intensive care, her father has said.
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08.04.2008 - Chronicle Live
Colleagues Helen Simms and Bridget Major have turned their experience of breast cancer around to raise awareness of the condition. Health reporter Helen Rae explains.
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07.04.2008 - News Guardian
FOOTBALL legend Paul Bracewell has become the first person registered to take part in this year's Gregg's Children's Cancer Run. The former Newcastle United and Sunderland midfielder will be joined by more than 10,000 runners at Gosforth Park on Sunday, May 11, in an effort to raise funds for the North of...
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05.04.2008 - Hartlepool Today
BRAVE Alice Skinner's four-year wait for a kidney finally ended last night after she underwent a five-hour transplant operation.
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29.03.2008 - Sunderland Echo
A battling 10-year-old who suffered kidney failure has been given a new lease of life. Wearside youngster Kyle McLaughlin was on the donor register for four years after a virus caused renal failure and left him needing a transplant.
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23.03.2008 - Morpeth Herald
John and Andrew Templey, who live in Hepscott, will do the 126-mile Coast to Coast ride from Workington to Tynemouth in four days between Good Friday and Easter Monday to raise money for North East Children's Cancer Research, based at the RVI in Newcastle.
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18.03.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
by Jane Picken, Evening Chronicle From cowskin and horse blood to Viagra and yoghurt, medics on Tyneside are using weird and wonderful things to save patientsà ¢à  à  lives.
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17.03.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Twenty years ago, the first women were screened by the NHS for breast and cervical cancers. Health reporter JANE PICKEN speaks to medics and patients in the North East about these vital routine tests SINCE 1988, a staggering 70 million women across the country have been screened for illnesses which can have..
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15.03.2008 - Red Orbit
A MAJOR advance in understanding and treating the hidden epidemic of falls and fatigue has been made by researchers in Newcastle. One of the most common reasons for older people visiting doctors and hospitals in the UK is falling.
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11.03.2008 - News Guardian
MEMBERS of a local sporting group are planning their annual tournament in aid of charity. The Delaval Arms Golf Society has announced the date for its fifth annual charity day to raise money for the new Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
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11.03.2008 - Hartlepool Today
A LITTLE girl who was born without any kidneys has celebrated her birthday. Hartlepool youngster Alice Skinner turned seven last Wednesday and for her proud dad George Skinner and mum Nicola Andrews it was a truly magical moment.
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08.03.2008 - Chronicle Live
A unit for teenagers battling cancer is about to reopen on Tyneside after being given state-of-the-art new premises. Health reporter Jane Picken talks to the youngsters who have already benefited from its care.
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04.03.2008 - Northeast Journal
A CHILDRENS cancer unit consultant is urging youngsters to get involved in a charity event to raise money for a new hospital unit in Newcastle. Dr Kevin Windebank, a consultant at the Royal Victoria Infirmarys teenage cancer unit, is hoping families will help by buying tickets for an X-factor-style Music...
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01.03.2008 - Northeast Journal
BILLY Hamilton is living proof of how cancer can now be managed as a chronic condition. The 54-year-old was devastated when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a common cancer of the lymphatic system, eight years ago.
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01.03.2008 - Northeast Journal
PATIENTS with a common cancer of the lymphatic system are set to benefit from a new treatment approach allowing them to manage their disease as a chronic condition, thanks to new national guidance.
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26.02.2008 - Northeast Journal
CHEMOTHERAPY given with shorter intervals between treatments increases survival rates by two-thirds in children with a rare form of cancer, according to North East-based research.
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15.02.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
WITH his bag of pyjamas and teddy bear tucked under his arm, today Jack Close is off to hospital. The day has finally arrived for the eight-year-old to get his bone marrow transplant.
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15.02.2008 - The Journal
Helpers sought for study into knee condition by Audrey Barton, The Journal PEOPLE in the North East are needed to help research investigating whether a simple dose of Vitamin D can prevent osteoarthritis.
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15.01.2008 - Buckingham Today
A five-year-old Newcastle girl who has battled three types of cancer has had her first proper hair cut, her delighted parents said. Emily Clark had a kidney removed after she developed a tumour, then a year later two more growths were found on her body.
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13.01.2008 - Article Attic Article Directory
online marketing Ten regional finalists, Mums, babies and guests had been invited to attend the award ceremony where the mother who has nominated the Midwife of the Year will receive 1000 and a further 1000 top up for their child's trust fund generously donated by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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02.01.2008 - The Journal
AS the New Year celebrations were in full swing, some families were having an extra special start to 2008. Just minutes after the bells had sounded, the first baby born in the region in 2008 arrived and others followed just hours later.
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04.12.2007 - Mail on Sunday
Quads Markus, Lucas, Harrison and Lara Miller-Snee will all turn one and their parents Emma Miller and Melanie Snee admit it's been a busy 12 months. The couple, from Houghton le Spring, County Durham, who have been together for more than a decade, were helped in their quest for a family with fertility...
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03.12.2007 - The Journal
A MOTHER whose tiny baby came into the world three months early has thanked the North hospital staff who saved his life. Connor Taylor weighed just 2lbs 3oz at birth and was put on a ventilator for the first hours of his life.
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29.11.2007 - Telegraph
Andrew McAskie has become one of the youngest babies in the UK to have a heart transplant after undergoing the proceedure at just five weeks old. He suffered a heart attack during birth and was on the brink of death until surgeons were forced to operate.
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28.11.2007 - News and Star
By Phil Coleman A MOTHER-OF-THREE from Carlisle whose life was saved by more than 100 blood transfusions has said an emotional thank you to some of the county's best donors.
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20.11.2007 - This is Aberdeen - Evening Express
A Health and safety probe has been launched after an oil worker damaged his fingers offshore. The man, working on the Rowan Gorilla VI platform 150 miles east of Aberdeen, was airlifted to hospital after an accident...
