Specsavers Launch Manchester wide remote consultation service
Specsavers has launched a free sight and hearing consultation service across Manchester, giving access to vital advice and care from local optometrists and audiologists,...
The Curve will light up blue to mark the NHS 73rd birthday
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH) are lighting up their headquarters, The Curve, in blue to mark the NHS’s 73rd birthday after a...
Beetroot has blood pressure link in pregnant women
A study by scientists at The University of Manchester and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has found a link between the humble beetroot and...
Tough decisions for NHS will mean the public accepting previously unpalatable rationing of care.
The public will have to accept a reduced level of service from the NHS in a way that would have been deemed unpalatable just...
Supermarket layouts encourage unhealthy eating says report
The new report, Health on the Shelf published by RSPH and Slimming World, exposes the marketing tactics used to drive sales of unhealthy products...
Nurse who tackled Ebola now spearheading coronavirus response at Manchester’s NHS Nightingale hospital
A nurse has told how his experiences tackling an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone are helping him now spearhead the battle against coronavirus at...
COVID vaccinations to start a month earlier after variant of concern worries
This year’s autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccine programmes will start earlier than planned in England as a precautionary measure following the identification of a...
New radical treatment will see NHS to expand soups and shakes for people with...
Thousands more people with type 2 diabetes across England will benefit from NHS soup and shake diets, as new data shows its effectiveness at...
Health impacts of climate change in Manchester under the spotlight
The benefits to public health in Manchester of tackling climate change – and the risks if it is not addressed – are set out...
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...