COVID vaccinations to start a month earlier after variant of concern worries
This year’s autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccine programmes will start earlier than planned in England as a precautionary measure following the identification of a...
Radio legend and cancer survivor Mark Radcliffe says: Don’t Be Silent. Speak Out.
Mark Radcliffe – BBC radio presenter – is urging men across the North West to look out for signs of head and neck cancer...
NHS world first rollout of cancer jab that cuts treatment time by up to...
Drug treatment times for some NHS cancer patients will be slashed by up to three quarters, thanks to an anti-cancer injection that takes as...
NHS blood pressure checks at the barbers to prevent killer conditions
The NHS is expanding blood pressure checks available in local communities including barbershops, mosques and at a dominoes club, as part of a major...
Streeting pledges Labour government would introduce regulation of NHS managers following the conviction of...
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has vowed that a Labour government would introduce regulation of NHS managers following the conviction of Lucy Letby.
He also...
New model predicts ten year breast cancer risk
A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman's likelihood of developing and then...
Senior consultants strikes will bring routine care to a standstill
Senior doctors across the country are holding their first strikes over pay for 50 years today and Friday
The action follows the rejection of a...
Manchester’s Hidden Challenge: LGBTQ+ Smoking Rates Under Spotlight
As Manchester's streets prepare to burst into a kaleidoscope of colours for Pride in just a few days, a pressing concern emerges from the...
NHS Partners with Morrisons in Greater Manchester To Put Vital Cancer Awareness Messaging On...
Morrisons shoppers in Greater Manchester/ Oldham /Rochdale will find NHS advice on underwear labels urging them to contact their GP practice if they spot...
Pilot programme sees success for young asthma patient
An innovative pilot has been launched in Oldham looking to transform services for children and young people living with asthma and related conditions. ...