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Female nurse with back to camera, in a blue uniform top and dark trousers, in an Aberdeen hospital ward, with swing doors at the end of the corridor, lined with equipment.

Warning as flu levels soar in Aberdeen hospital

Almost one in 15 beds at Grampian's biggest hospital are currently occupied by patients with flu.

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A view of Suffolk Coroner's Court from the outside. It shows the entrance sign with the building sat behind it. Several cars are pictured in the car park directly outside.

Man died due to lack of mental health beds - report

Suffolk's senior coroner says a lack of beds has repeatedly contributed to deaths.

A close-up of a person with their hands together with a Christmas tree in the background.

Mental health services flag up Christmas support

A number of mental health services in the region say they have seen an increase in demand.

A group of people wearing colourful tops singing together

Researchers study impact of singing on wellbeing

About 300 people took part in the Sing For Happiness research project in the run-up to Christmas.

Paul Cleasby smiles at the camera while wearing a chef uniform. He wear a black hat and a white chef's apron.

'Men's breakfast club offers valuable support'

The breakfast club focuses on men's mental health and wellbeing with any man encouraged to join.

A woman with long brown hair sits in a garden with a mug in one hand while her other hand is raised to her head and covers her face. She is wearing a blue cardigan with blue jeans.

Adult care services 'requires improvement' - CQC

Cambridgeshire MPs say it is a "serious cause for concern".

Donated lungs inside a special dome shaped incubator. The dome is plastic and you can see the tubes carrying liquid oxygen and nitrates going into the trachea of the lungs. They are being inflated by a ventilator

'Lungs in a box' could increase vital transplants

The number of lung of transplants could rise as a new machine keeps organs alive outside the body.

Child playing with water beads. The beads are of different colours and in a clear bowl. The hands of the child can been seen.

Doctors warn over water bead gifts for children

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine issues a "safety flash" about the dangers to children.

John Barrington Powell, 86, sitting in a chair at home, wearing a grey cardigan and light coloured shirt, and smiling at the camera, with a walking frame nearby

'We'd be lost without help getting us to hospital'

More people like John and Joan rely on community transport schemes to get them to hospital.