Exercising throughout life could prevent dementia
People who exercise throughout their lives have a better chance of avoiding dementia – even if they show signs of diseases like Alzheimer’s, finds...
Regularly seeing the same GP could free up NHS appointments, research shows
New research indicates that regularly seeing the same GP could reduce workload in practices and hospitals, potentially freeing up appointments for patients.
The study was...
Meningitis tragedy spurs unique schools prevention programme
The death of a young man to bacterial meningitis has resulted in the launch and eventual rollout of a teaching resource in a bid...
Manchester Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis collaboration shortlisted in national awards
A Joint Working project between Lilly UK, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), and 3 other NHS sites, supported by Dementias Platform...
Prostate cancer now England’s most common cancer
Prostate cancer has become the most common cancer in England, with a massive 25% increase in cases between 2019 and 2023.
NHS data shows the...
NHS complaints system lets people down, new research warns
Making a complaint is a right enshrined in the NHS Constitution. Yet, our research found a number of barriers that prevented people from making...
Major rebuilding of North Manchester Hospital gets the green light
The Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced that the major rebuilding project of North Manchester Hospital which was in doubt will go ahead
Boris Johnson...
Workers aged 18-24 most likely to be off work due to stress
A survey out today points to a growing generational divide in experiences of stress and poor mental health in the workplace at a time...
Manchester is putting Communities at the centre of research into health inequalities
Manchester is putting communities at the heart of policy to improve health outcomes in the city following a successful bid to establish a Health...
New data shows life expectancy in Manchester is among the lowest in the UK
A new analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that life expectancy at birth in the parliamentary constituencies of Manchester Rusholme, Manchester...