Streeting pledges Labour government would introduce regulation of NHS managers following the conviction of...

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has vowed that a Labour government would introduce regulation of NHS managers following the conviction of Lucy Letby. He also...

Lock down could stay in place until June says Government advisor

Britain must remain in full lockdown until June if it is to avoid the worst effects of the coronavirus, the government’s leading epidemiology adviser...

Sedentary lifestyle linked to 70,000 deaths per year in the UK

Spending large amounts of time sitting or lounging around during the day is linked to around 70,000 deaths per year in the UK. Resesrch from...

Lockdown is changing the way that the UK drinks at both ends of the...

More than one in three of the 1,555 drinkers surveyed told us that they have either stopped drinking or reduced how often they drink, since...

More research needed to prevent BAME older people becoming socially isolated across Greater Manchester

A new report published by Ambition for Ageing calls for more research into the experiences of older Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people...

Coronavirus found in semen of young men with COVID-19

We don’t know much about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but we are learning new things about it every day. The latest bit...

Greater Manchester celebrates 15 year anniversary of smokefree law as new campaign launches

Today (1st July) marks the 15-year anniversary of the introduction of smokefree law, protecting people from secondhand smoke in restaurants, pubs, bars, shops, offices...

New Chorlton homelessness prevention centre to open in January

The Longford Centre in Chorlton has  been given the go ahead to be used as a homelessness prevention centre. Manchester City Council's planning committee granted...

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...

Warning that mental health issues in new mothers is being missed

The are warning that Half of cases of anxiety and depression among new and expectant mothers in the UK are going undiagnosed The report released...