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...

Measles warning for the North West

The UK Health Security Agency has today issued a warning following the latest number of laboratory confirmed measles cases in England Since the last...

Hospitals under pressure with three times more flu patients than last year

England’s top doctor has warned pressure on NHS hospitals this winter is “not letting up”, with thousands more patients in hospital compared to the...

Manchester health trust gets boost for wireless innovations to improve patient care

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is one of seven health trusts around the country that will trial new wireless technologies to help improve patient...

New bloodtest could predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have shown how protein “biomarkers” predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis. The research, published today in Nature...

Next stage on Stepping Hill emergency and urgent care campus build complete

Another construction milestone has been celebrated in the completion of the new Emergency and Urgent Care Campus at Stepping Hill Hospital to help enhance...