More than 1,000 babies and small children in Mansfield and Ashfield are not registered with a doctor, and could potentially be missing life-saving health checks.

Doctors have warned children could be at risk of missing out on key vaccinations and checkups because their parents haven’t signed them up with a surgery.

NHS figures show there are 11,029 newborns and children under five registered with GP practices in the NHS Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group area.