New ‘Emergency and Urgent Care Campus’ at Stepping Hill Hospital
Emergency and urgent services at Stepping Hill Hospital have taken a major step forward, with initial approval now given for a new care campus...
Blood test developed in Manchester could benefit thousands of women eligible for preventative breast...
A highly sensitive hormone blood test, developed by scientists at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) can determine the effectiveness of the drug anastrozole,...
Shift workers up to three times more likely to be hospitalised with Covid Manchester...
Scientists have found an association between shift work and COVID-19 positivity in hospitalised patients.
Using data from UK Biobank - the world’s largest biomedical...
NHS rolls out artificial pancreas in world first move
Tens of thousands of children and adults living with type 1 diabetes across England are set to receive an ‘artificial pancreas’ in a world-first...
NHS Greater Manchester Launches Campaign For All Pregnant Women To Get Their Winter Vaccines
Ahead of winter, NHS Greater Manchester (GM) is launching a new campaign giving pregnant women across the region the information and reassurance needed to...
Proposed new dog fouling crackdown in Manchester
Manchester City Council are considering whether to make it an offence for dog-walkers not to be in possession of bags to collect their pet’s...
Study highlights failure to recognise risks of epilepsy drug in pregnancy
Doctors are often failing to inform patients about the risk of birth defects to their unborn babies of a commonly used drug to treat...
Over 150 people receive support from new post-covid service
More than 150 people living with complex physical, emotional and cognitive problems following covid have received support from a new post-covid support service in...
Miniature cameras which patients can swallow to get checked for cancer are being trialled...
Miniature cameras which patients can swallow to get checked for cancer are being trialled across the NHS.
The imaging technology, in a capsule no bigger...
Chorlton homelessness prevention centre opens its doors
A new prevention centre will open today to help people who have recently become homeless to turn their lives around.
The 38-bed Longford Centre in...