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People urged to check polio vaccinations are up to date after outbreak

A sample of the polio vaccine

Suffolk County Council

Michael Steward

Health officials are urging people in Suffolk to check their polio vaccinations after experts identified a small outbreak in London sewage.

Dr Richard West says staff at Woolpit Health Centre are facing a 'tricky' situation

Coronavirus

Suffolk GP's 'tricky' warning due to few staff and more patients

Dominic Bareham

The rising cost of fuel is creating a nightmare for carers, Prema Fairburn-Dorai has said

Cost of Living

Rising fuel costs cause 'nightmare' for carers

Abygail Fossett

West Suffolk Hospital entrance sign

West Suffolk Hospital

Broken scanner sees woman wait three months for bowel cancer appointment

Dolly Carter

Steve Marsling Co coordinator of toothless in Suffolk. Dentaid has come to Leiston to give free dent

NHS

Suffolk campaigner says there must be NHS dental care for all

Dominic Bareham

Dentaid mobile clinic with doors open

NHS

Suffolk dental charity forced to turn patients away after reaching capacity

William Warnes

Suffolk residents are struggling with the effects of long COVID

Mental Health

People in Suffolk struggle to sleep and exercise due to long-Covid

Dominic Bareham

Mark Jones, of Toothless in Suffolk, has called for an NHS dentist for everyone

NHS

50% of people have not visited NHS dentist in past two years, report finds

Dominic Bareham

Steve Marsling, co-coordinator of Toothless in Suffolk, which is organising a protest

NHS

Dental campaigners to protest 'lack of action' to provide services

Dominic Bareham

Suffolk County Council shared that 11.7% of reception children were overweight and 8.8% obese in 201

Suffolk County Council

Rising childhood obesity 'a growing concern' in Suffolk

Toby Lown

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