Category: Health and Social Care
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£750k boost for James Cook cancer treatment
15 July 2026 Cancer patients across Teesside are set to benefit from faster treatment after James Cook secured £750,000 to recruit at least 10 new therapeutic radiographers to help cut waiting times. The new funding from the Labour Government will allow the hospital to staff its newest radiotherapy machines. James Cook recently received…
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£1.7m children’s care shake-up after Luke’s campaign
9 July 2026 The Government today confirmed our region will take on one of five new Regional Care Cooperatives in England, alongside £1.7m in support funding. The new body will bring councils together to commission children’s care placements collectively, helping them stop competing against one another, tackle profiteering in the…
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Luke thanks lifesaving Air Ambulance volunteers
Luke Myer MP has visited the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) at its Teesside base to thank their volunteers and learn more about the lifesaving work carried out by crews across the region. The Great North Air Ambulance responds to some of the region’s most serious emergencies, bringing specialist…
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Luke thanks Teesside nurses on International Nurses’ Day
12 May 2026 Luke Myer MP visited James Cook University Hospital today to thank nurses for their work caring for patients. During the visit, Luke met South Tees Director of Nursing Amy Oxley along with frontline nurses working across the hospital, including Fiona and Leanna, who help run the trust’s…
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Faster help for back & joint pain
Thousands of people across the North East are being seen faster for back, joint and muscle problems thanks to new NHS support funded by the Labour Government. The region has significantly higher levels of long-term musculoskeletal problems than the national average, with more than one in five people affected. These…
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£485m GP boost for more same-day appointments
The Labour Government has today (Tuesday 24 February 2026) announced a new GP contract for England backed by a £485 million funding uplift – a real terms increase in GP funding for the second year in a row. The contract requires GPs to guarantee same-day appointments for patients with urgent…
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Nurses to get fairer pay and faster progression
11 February 2026 – Luke Myer MP has welcomed a major new deal between the Labour Government and the Royal College of Nursing that will boost graduate pay, review the roles of thousands of Band 5 nurses, and guarantee structured one-to-one support for every newly qualified nurses In Parliament and…
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Cancer plan must deliver for Teesside
Luke Myer MP pressed Ministers today (5 February 2026) to ensure the Government’s new National Cancer Plan delivers real improvements for communities like Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, as Ministers unveiled ambitions for three in four patients to be cancer-free or living well five years after diagnosis from 2035. In…
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Redcar & Cleveland Children’s Services praised by Ofsted
Today (28 January 2026) Redcar & Cleveland’s children’s services have been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and praised by government ministers. The new judgment represents a clear break from the position in 2022, when services were rated ‘Requires Improvement’ under the previous council administration. Inspectors now report that children get help…
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South Tees surge drives fall in NHS waiting lists
New data shows that South Tees NHS services have helped deliver major reductions in treatment backlogs this winter. National figures from NHS England confirm waiting lists are falling at one of the fastest rates in 15 years. November saw the waiting list fall by more than 86,000 – the second-biggest…
