A councillor has said it is “welcome news” disposable vapes will be banned in the UK, but suggested further action is needed.
The public health director who led Nottinghamshire through the Covid pandemic believes the country is at risk of a similar threat in the future.
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Nottinghamshire County Council paid out more than £56,000 in compensation for damage or injury caused by potholes in 2023.
A council is considering charging a premium council tax rate on homes which have been empty for more than a year.
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Police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after he looked up records relating to the Nottingham attacks suspect.
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A lack of information from the NHS 111 phone service means its effectiveness in Nottinghamshire is too hard to measure, councillors have said.
A fifth of five-year-olds in the county have experienced tooth decay, a meeting to discuss the county’s healthcare heard.
Maternity departments at two hospitals still have a shortage of 56 staff members — but leaders said it is an improvement on 2022 vacancy rates.
A major plan to expand a hospital’s neonatal unit will involve more than 100 new staff and bring 21 new spaces for babies that need lifesaving care.
The ambulance service said it is ‘confident’ it can deliver a plan to recruit more than 400 new members of frontline ambulance staff by April 2024.
December and the beginning of January has been “extremely challenging” for East Midlands Ambulance Service, its director of operations said.
A number of departures from the board of Nottingham University Hospital Trust have been announced.
More than 600 appointments were cancelled across Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust to prioritise emergency care during strike action by junior doctors.
The public has been warned there are significant pressures on NHS services across the county as the whole system is now under a critical incident.
Frontline cuts could be “back on the table” at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service if the authority cannot increase council tax by a maximum £5.
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Around 120 hospital beds have been given a new protected status to make sure planned operations can go ahead despite mounting winter pressures.
Fertility services will no longer be based in the same building as maternity in a new Nottingham women and children’s hospital.
Health bosses have been warned adding fluoride to tap water could be contentious with some residents despite research showing it prevents tooth decay.
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A councillor has pleaded with the NHS to ensure concerns over the future opening hours of Newark’s Urgent Treatment Centre do not “fall on deaf ears”.
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The hardest part of a 12-hour shift for an East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic might not be what you’d expect.
