Damning analysis of care homes across four Greater Manchester borough’s report finds
The North West is the worst performing region when it comes to the proportion of satisfactory care homes, with Tameside, Manchester,Trafford and Stockport amongst...
Takeaways and meal delivery grew by more than 50% during the pandemic – and...
While restaurant re-openings saw takeaway consumption fall through 2020, takeaway consumption began to rise again going in to 2021, this time to around 470...
New specialist unit improving endocrinology care launched at Stepping Hill hospital
A new specialist investigation unit at Stepping Hill Hospital is helping ensure patients with potential endocrinology conditions are getting faster and more accurate assessments.
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Omicron may cause 100,000 cancelled operations in England this winter
additional 100,000 elective operations could be cancelled in England this winter as a result of the Omicron wave leading to increased hospital admissions, a...
Stockport man uses art to help people’s mental health
At a time when people are becoming more aware of the need to look after their mental health, a support service in Stockport is...
New poo-werful message appears in Manchester
The Gut Stuff are bringing their mission to democratise gut health to Manchester.
You may have noticed that Manchester has been graced with various pink...
25,000 released from hospital into care homes at start of Covid crisis without being...
As the Government freed up space in the NHS at the beginning of the Covid 19 crisis, around 25,000 people were discharged from hospitals into...
Stockport Acute Pain Service celebrates 30th anniversary
The service which provides specialist pain support, advice and relief at Stepping Hill Hospital has just celebrated 30 years of caring for patients.
Since Stockport...
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...
A relatively small number of patients are accounting for a large proportion of GP...
A relatively small number of patients are accounting for a large proportion of GP workload, including face-to-face consultations, according to a UK study by...