Platelet donations help save young Dexter’s life
NHS Blood and Transplant is highlighting the importance of donating platelets after they helped save the life of a four-year-old Altrincham boy.
Platelets are tiny...
New £3m model of mental health support agreed in Salford.
A new citywide mental health service has been approved, anticipated to support an additional 5,000 people per year in Salford.
‘Living Well Salford’, jointly...
Kidney disease probably caused by obesity, find Manchester scientists
study led by University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) researchers has revealed that obesity is likely to cause an increased...
Lockdown loneliness, homeworking and financial worries impact mental health
New research has found that the first coronavirus lockdown saw more people reporting common mental disorders in the UK, but that mental health began...
New study shines light on genetic risk factors for high alcohol intake
Researchers think they may have shed light on why some people need to drink more alcohol and think it may be down to your...
Robots reduce anxiety in children during hospital visits
A new study is investigating how social robots can help to reduce anxiety, worry and distress in children during visits to hospital.
Researchers from Sheffield...
Fifth of people experiencing mental health issues due to coronavirus, major new survey shows
A fifth of people have reported experiencing mental health issues and a third of people are feeling isolated because of the coronavirus pandemic, a...
Call for teenage volunteers from across Greater Manchester to be part of COVID-19 vaccine...
COVID-19 vaccine study, analysing third dose booster options for 12 to 15-year-olds, is open at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
This latest study arm of the...
Citizens Advice ‘hotlines’ have been brought into city’s GP surgeries
Dedicated phone lines that put patients straight through to a CitizensAdvice worker are now available in almost half of Manchester’s GP surgeries.
The move –...
Nearly 5.5 million people on hospital waiting lists
The latest NHS statistics show the number of people on waiting lists has reached a new high of 5.45 million - including 304,803 patients...