Greater Manchester one of nine areas to pilot scheme to support those self isolating

Greater Manchester will be one of nine areas in the country to pilot a scheme for better support for people self isolating through Covid. A...

16,000 people remain undiagnosed with Hepatitis C in the North West

A report presenting annual data for Hepatitis C in North West England shows estimated 16,000 people remain undiagnosed with Greater Manchester one of the worst...

Manchester men care more about health than women, according to new research

Harris and Ross, elite physiotherapists in Manchester, have revealed the trend that more men than women proactively seek treatment, when suffering from an injury. Harris...

Being overweight may cause more UK hospital admissions than previously thought, finds new study

Being overweight may cause more hospital admissions and higher incidences of disease and mortality than previous studies report, according to new research. The study, led...

Hearing deterioration reported by discharged COVID-19 patients

A significant number of patients reported a deterioration in their hearing when questioned eight weeks after discharge from a hospital admission for COVID-19, according...

Baby boy born at Wythenshawe hospital gives hope for pre-term babies with serious breathing...

A baby boy born at Saint Mary’s Wythenshawe, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), is the first to be part of research...

Only North West and South East are on course to hit Government’s 2030 smoke-free...

Only two UK regions - the North West and South East - are on course to hit the Government’s new 2030 smoke-free target, according...

NWAS prepares to “go back to basics” with fresh strategy

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust has published its new strategy, setting out how it wants to improve responses to patients, the work lives...

Advising the public to wear face masks could put supply to NHS in jeopardy

The Chief Executive of NHS providers has said that the NHS face mask supply ‘could be put at risk’ if public advised to wear...

Salford and partners set to become a global leader in Prosthetics & Orthotics

THE UK is set to train many more highly skilled engineers in prosthetics and orthotics following the announcement of a new global centre of...