Government needs to drop pretence over Dentist figures says BDA

The government need to drop any pretence that NHS dentistry is on the road to recovery and to deliver a much-needed rescue package, alongside...

World-first NHS test to curb transfusion side-effects for thousands with inherited blood disorders

The NHS is set to introduce a new genetic blood-matching test for thousands living with sickle-cell disease or thalassemia that could reduce painful side-effects...

Record £14 million investment plans proposed for new Community Diagnostic Centre at Withington Community...

Plans for a record £14,200,000 investment in Withington Community Hospital would mean quicker and more convenient access to life-saving tests for patients in West...

£829.7m a year up in smoke – economic toll of smoking in Greater Manchester...

The £829.7m annual toll of smoking on Greater Manchester’s economy is disclosed this week, amid growing calls for a levy on big tobacco companies....

NHS rolls out new ‘lifeline’ combination therapy for hundreds of women with womb cancer

Hundreds of women with advanced womb cancer in England are to be offered a new ‘lifeline’ option from today, as the NHS rolls out...

Football star opens new cardiac pacing suite providing enhanced heart care for patients

Heart care for patients is now being provided from an enhanced environment thanks to a new cardiac pacing suite opening at Stepping Hill Hospital. ...

New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using...

New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS). The recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO)...

The rise of Manchester’s ‘SALT TOOTH’ a public health time bomb

A region once famed for its sweet tooth, new data today exposes a staggering number of people in Manchester and the North West have...

Risk of long COVID higher for people living in most deprived areas

New research has found that the risk of long COVID is strongly associated with area-level deprivation, with the odds of having long COVID 46...

Christie Hospital has its rating lowered by inspectors

Manchester’s Christie Hospital has been down grounded from outstanding to good following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year The Cancer...