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...
Roadshow comes to Manchester to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage
Members of the public in Manchester are being encouraged to get their liver checked for free at Cathedral Gardens, Corporation Street, M4 3BG on...
‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly
A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted action to swiftly improve children’s health and survival,...
Government plans will aim to end the 8.00am rush to get a GP appointment
For the first time ever, patients who need prescription medication will be able to get it directly from a pharmacy, without a GP appointment,...
Pioneering trial of cannabinoid-based drug for brain tumours opens in Manchester and Leeds
A major UK clinical trial using cannabis-derived drugs to treat the most aggressive brain tumour has opened in Leeds and Manchester.
The trial, funded by...
Based on work at Manchester University new human Zika vaccine trials begin
The first participant has received a dose of a new Zika virus vaccine being trialled by the University of Liverpool at the Clinical Research...
Cancer patient from Poynton takes part in a world-first clinical study at The Christie
A father from Cheshire has become one of the first patients in the world to take part in a study by researchers working at...
NHS to roll out personalised CAR-T cancer therapies to hundreds more people
Hundreds more people with cancer are now set to receive personalised CAR-T therapies after NHS England struck new deals to expand access to the...
New radical treatment will see NHS to expand soups and shakes for people with...
Thousands more people with type 2 diabetes across England will benefit from NHS soup and shake diets, as new data shows its effectiveness at...
Number of young people smoking in North West falls to record low
A new survey has found that the number of young people in the North West of England who smoke is down to 6% -...