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...

Jim Battle, the former Greater Manchester Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner. appointed at new...

The Diane Modahl Sports Foundation (DMSF) has announced the charity’s new Chair, Jim Battle, the former Greater Manchester Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner. Jim has...

Warning on the amount of sugar in those festive hot drinks

Many high street coffee chains are failing to make progress towards the Government’s voluntary sugar reduction targets  with their festive milk and milk alternative...

New Manchester study sheds light on Stephen Fry’s portrayal of manic depression

Despite the suffering caused by bipolar disorder – also known as manic depression -  a significant minority of patients actually want to keep it...

GMP Channel swimmers raise cash for The Christie

A team of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers took the plunge by swimming across the English Channel for a worthy local cause. The intrepid fundraisers...

New world-class cancer centre to open in Manchester

An ambitious, world-class cancer research facility is to be built at The Christie on the site of the Paterson building which suffered devastating fire...

Reducing daily salt intake could save lives and costs in coming years

Reducing the UK’s average daily salt intake to within international guidelines could result in 135,000 fewer new cases of coronary heart disease in the...

Report lays bare the staffing and recruitment issues in the NHS

A new report out today  lays bare the scale of losses and waste from staff dropping out of NHS training and leaving the workforce The...

Stunning new video made in Manchester boosts Mental Health Motorbike campaign

Manchester-based commercial production house Anattic has launched a new video for Mental Health Motorbike to raise awareness of their campaign to recruit more mental...

Women to be able to get contraceptive pill from local chemists from next month

Thousands of women across England will be able to get the contraceptive pill at their local pharmacy from next month, as part of a...