£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North of England
A report out today by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) and northern National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations (NIHR...
Millions turning to private healthcare are forced into financial worry as one in ten...
New figures reveal nearly half of the people turning to private healthcare are having to cut back on spending, use savings or get into...
Greater Manchester creates Monster Mayhem to show the double danger from Covid and Flu
We’ve all heard of different phases of the Covid crisis, but GM health chiefs have coined a new term and approach to show the...
Please only call 999 for life-threatening emergencies says NW Ambulance service
The GMB union, Unite and Unison have confirmed their members will take part in strike action on Wednesday, 21 December 2022.
GMB members will also...
GPs faced pressures of workload, personal risk and public scrutiny during Covid-19, study reveals
GPs felt under-resourced, under-valued and worried about widening health inequalities during the pandemic, new research shows.
The study - by the University of York and...
Global COVID-19 study finds higher infection risk was main driver of ethnic inequality
A major new global study has found that ethnic minority groups experienced higher rates of severe illness and death during the pandemic because of...
Greater Manchester Mental Health CEO steps down over Edenfield failings
The CEO of Greater Manchester Mental Health has resigned
Neil Thwaite‘D resignation follows a review over the Edenfield Centre in Prestwich which found multiple governance...
Oldham girl with rare blood condition receives life changing support from North West wide...
People living with a serious blood condition in the North West are benefitting from a new service that provides emergency red blood cell transfusions...
Optimistic assumptions or groundbreaking plan as Government sets out 15 year NHS workforce plan
The Government has announced what it is calling a “historic” 15-year-plan to plug staffing shortages in the NHS will see a major expansion in...
Brain’s ‘appetite control centre’ different in people who are overweight or living with obesity
Scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of people who...