Pilot launched in Oldham to support children with asthma and tackle health inequalities
An innovative six-month pilot has launched at the Royal Oldham Hospital (ROH), with the aim of transforming services for children and young people living...
Kellogg’s donates 175,000 bowls of cereal to holiday clubs in Greater Manchester this summer
To help families in Greater Manchester this summer holiday, Kellogg’s is donating 175,000 servings of cereal and 14,000 cereal bars to support the holiday...
Three Manchester maternity wards are slammed by Health Inspectors
Three Manchester Hospital Maternity Units at Saint Mary’s Hospital,Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital have receieved a damning report by Inspectors from the...
Food insecurity leads to unhealthy eating and obesity
A fifth of UK households are struggling to get access to good quality food at reasonable prices, a report by MPs says, causing them...
New NHS campaign to help spot early signs of life-threatening constipation in people with...
The NHS has today launched a major new national campaign to support people with a learning disability, healthcare professionals and carers to spot the...
NHS promises extra beds this winter
Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, additional ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter, the...
2.5 million more people in England projected to be living with major illness by...
9.1 million people will be living with major illness by 2040, 2.5 million more than in 2019, according to a new report published today...
COVID-19: Study reveals impact of healthcare disruption on `avoidable hospitalisations’
A new study has found that people who found it difficult to access non-emergency healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic were 80% more likely to...
Report finds Salford Spinal Surgeon exercised ‘unacceptable and unprofessional behaviour’, carried out botched surgeries
A report on a former spinal surgeon who worked at Salford Royal hospital whose patients complained of being left with devastating results has been...
Concerning pressures on NHS mental health staff causing vicious cycle of staff shortages
MP’s The Public Accounts Committee has heard concerning evidence of increasing pressures on NHS mental health staff at a time of spiking demand.
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