New community mental health service launches in Trafford
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is joining forces with a network of local voluntary and community organisations, and people with lived...
Cancer patient Tony praises The Christie’s blood testing service in Altrincham
Cancer patients from the Altrincham area who are being treated at The Christie are being urged to use a local blood testing service in...
Vision-saving drug to be routinely offered on NHS to prevent blindness in premature babies
Premature babies are to be routinely offered a “life-changing” treatment to prevent blindness on the NHS for the first time, the head of the...
Your high street iced coffee contains more sugar than your daily allowance
Iced coffee blends from high street coffee chains contain shocking amounts of sugar, with many ‘regular-sized’ or medium drinks easily exceeding the maximum recommended...
Optimistic assumptions or groundbreaking plan as Government sets out 15 year NHS workforce plan
The Government has announced what it is calling a “historic” 15-year-plan to plug staffing shortages in the NHS will see a major expansion in...
Breast Cancer research project in memory of Sarah Harding launches in Manchester
A new breast cancer research project, launched in memory of Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, launching in Manchester has recruited its first participant.
The BCAN-RAY (Breast...
NHS is the second worse for savig lives, report finds
Britain’s health service was second worst of 19 examined across the world examined for saving lives, with only the United States faring worse according...
Smokers targeted in new lung cancer screening programme
A national targeted lung cancer screening programme designed to catch cancer sooner or prevent it altogether has been announced by the Prime Minister and...
Nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual since pandemic began
Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to analysis published today.
The...
GPs have recorded a large rise in eating disorders and self-harm cases among teenage...
General practices have recorded a large rise in eating disorder diagnoses and self-harm episodes amongst teenage girls in the UK in the years since...