New Campaign Launches In Greater Manchester To Drive Up Childhood Vaccinations

Following a decline in childhood vaccination uptake, NHS Greater Manchester has partnered with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England and Liverpool City...

Country’s first specialist unit launches in Manchester to support patients with sickle cell disease

Patients in the North West living with a rare blood disease have welcomed the launch of a pioneering new specialist unit and 24/7 helpline...

Non-cigarette tobacco smoking soared over last decade

There are around five times more people smoking non-cigarette tobacco in England now than there were a decade ago, according to a new study The...

NHS rolls out new immunotherapy for hundreds of women with advanced endometrial cancer

The NHS will roll out a new immunotherapy that could offer women with advanced endometrial cancer significant extra time before their disease progresses, compared...

Menu calorie labelling may reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease in England, study suggests

The current policy of mandatory calorie labelling in large food businesses in England could potentially prevent approximately 730 deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) between...

Healthy food targets for UK’s biggest retailers help four million move to a healthier...

A new policy recommendation for health targets for major retailers that could reduce obesity in Britain by approximately 23% and help four million people...

A first for Greater Manchester as dedicated support is offered to homeless people with...

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH)’s Homeless Services are one of the first in the country to offer dedicated support for service...

UK cancer treatment falls behind other countries

People in the UK were treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than in comparable countries and faced long waits for treatments, according to...

Young people now the most likely to be out of work due to mental...

A new report out today says that Young people are now more likely to experience a common mental disorder (CMD) than any other age...

Nurses union in plea to Government over falling numbers

The nurses union has written to the health secretary calling for urgent action to address the large fall in applicants to nursing degree courses...